Refer to the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines I.C.2.d which state: When a primary malignancy has been previously ________ or eradicated from its site and there is no further treatment directed to that site and there is no evidence of any existing primary malignancy, a code from category ________, Personal history of malignant neoplasm, should be used to indicate the former site of the malignancy.
A. Z85, excised
B. excised, Z85
C. Z86, excised
D. excised, Z84
Answer: B
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