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Z51.11

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Encounter for antineoplastic chemotherapy

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

A visit to receive chemotherapy (cancer-fighting drugs) as a cancer treatment.

Coding Tips

  • •Use this code for each chemotherapy administration encounter, whether inpatient or outpatient
  • •Document the specific chemotherapy agents and route of administration in the medical record

Code Hierarchy

└Z51Encounter for other aftercare and medical care└Z51.1Encounter for antineoplastic chemotherapy and immunotherapy└Z51.11Encounter for antineoplastic chemotherapy
└Z51.11Encounter for antineoplastic chemotherapy

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