Non-specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code V86
Estrogen receptor status
  • 2015
  • Non-Billable Code

  • There are 2 ICD-9-CM codes below V86 that define this diagnosis in greater detail. Do not use this code on a reimbursement claim.
Clinical Information
  • The estrogen receptor level measured in a primary tumor or in metastases. There are essentially two distinct forms of breast cancer, one that tends to have an early onset and is characterized by an er- status, and one that tends to have a late onset and is characterized by an er+ status. However, these two variants tend to overlap with respect to age, so it is possible for a young woman to have a "late-onset" form of breast cancer and for an older woman to have an "early-onset" variant of the disease
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