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Z51.12

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Encounter for antineoplastic immunotherapy

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

What This Code Means

A visit to receive immunotherapy (treatment that helps the immune system fight cancer).

Coding Tips

  • •Use this code for encounters where immunotherapy agents are administered for cancer treatment
  • •Distinguish from chemotherapy; immunotherapy works by boosting the body's immune response

Code Hierarchy

└Z51Encounter for other aftercare and medical care└Z51.1Encounter for antineoplastic chemotherapy and immunotherapy└Z51.12Encounter for antineoplastic immunotherapy
└Z51.12Encounter for antineoplastic immunotherapy

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