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Medications Used for the Treatment of Breast Cancer

December 2011, Vol 1, No 4

The following sections will assist healthcare professionals and payers by providing appropriate coding information associated with the management of breast cancer.

This information includes:

  • Associated ICD-9-CM codes used for the classification of breast cancer
  • Drugs that have been FDA-approved in the treatment of breast cancer
  • Drugs that are Compendia listed for off-label use for breast cancer based on clinical studies that suggest beneficial use in some cases. Please note: if a check mark appears in the FDA column it will NOT appear in the Compendia off-label use column
  • Corresponding HCPCS/CPT® codes and code descriptions
  • Possible CPT® admnistration codes for each medication
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Associated ICD-9-CM Codes for Breast Cancer
 
Table
Drugs that have been FDA-approved in the treatment of breast cancer
 
Table
Drugs that are Compendia listed for off-label use for breast cancer based on clinical studies that suggest beneficial use in some cases. Please note: if a check mark appears in the FDA column it will NOT appear in the Compendia off-label use column
 
Table
Corresponding HCPCS/CPT® codes and code descriptions
 
Table
Possible CPT® admnistration codes for each medication

 

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