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. 2009 Dec 6;171(1):123–128. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwp352

Table 5.

Characteristics of False-Positive Cases of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Identified in 2007 HMO Health Plan Enrollee Claims Data, by Identification Method, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan

Noncase Reason ICD-9-CM Alone (n = 25)
CPT Alone (n = 4)
Both ICD-9-CM and CPT Codes (n = 14)
No. % No. % No. %
Atypical melanocytic lesion incorrectly labeled as NMSC (including atypical nevus, blue nevus, melanoma, melanoma in situ) 1 4 4 100 1 7
Benign lesion incorrectly labeled with a malignancy code, other than melanocytic 2 8 0 2 14
Malignancy other than melanoma with its own unique ICD-9-CM code (including mycosis fungoides, vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia, angiosarcoma) 1 4 0 2 14
Surgical defect repair linked to neoplasm (i.e., repair by plastic surgery after Mohs chemosurgery) 2 8 0 0
Lesion diagnosed visually (without confirmed biopsy/no histopathologic confirmation) and referred for malignant lesion excision 7 28 0 9 64
New diagnosis discussed/preoperative visit 2 8 0 0
Follow-up or postoperative visit/history of NMSC 10 40 0 0

Abbreviations: CPT, Current Procedural Terminology; HMO, health maintenance organization; ICD-9-CM, International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification; NMSC, nonmelanoma skin cancer.