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References:

2004 SEER Manual, C-393. Appendix C

Question:

First Course Treatment/Surgery of Primary Site--Lung: How is radiofrequency ablation for lung primaries coded?

Discussion:

Answer:

Assign code 15 [Local tumor destruction, NOS] in the Surgery of Primary Site field. RFA is a technique where a probe placed in or near a tumor sends radio waves into the tumor, causing it to heat up and kill the cancer cells. RFA doesn't fit neatly into code 12 or 13, so we are left with the NOS code.

Cancer Site Category:

Lung

Data Item Category:

First course treatment, Surgery of Primary Site

Other Category:

N/A

Year:

2005