Personal history of malignant neoplasm of ureter

This code indicates a patient's past medical history of a primary malignant tumor that originated in the ureter. It signifies that the patient has completed active treatment for this specific cancer and is currently considered to be in remission or under surveillance, with no current evidence of disease.

Assign this code when documenting a patient's history of ureteral cancer after the primary malignancy has been excised or treated and is no longer active. This is appropriate for follow-up visits, surveillance, or when the history impacts current treatment decisions for other conditions. Do not use this code if the patient has active ureteral cancer or a recurrence.

• Always sequence this code after any codes for current conditions or reasons for the encounter.
• Ensure documentation clearly states "personal history of" or "previous malignancy of" the ureter.
• Do not use this code if there is any active disease, recurrence, or metastasis from the original ureteral cancer; instead, code the active malignancy.