A physician cannot determine the specific site of the malignancy for a patient with face cancer. The cancer is in the patient's head, face, and neck. The coder should assign code:

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The correct code for malignancy of the head, face, and neck is C76.0 since it is a primary site of the cancer. Code C72.59 is for secondary or metastatic malignancy of the head, face, and neck, which is not specified in the scenario. Code C79.49 is for malignancy of unspecified sites and is not specific enough for this scenario. Code D43.3 is for neoplasm of uncertain behavior of the brain and central nervous system and is not applicable to this scenario.

A Physician Cannot Determine the Specific Site of the Malignancy