A patient who is suffering from osteosarcoma located above the right knee begins chemotherapy treatment at today's encounter. Select the appropriate ICD-10-CM codes to be reported for this encounter:

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The correct ICD-10-CM codes for a patient beginning chemotherapy treatment for osteosarcoma located above the right knee are Z51.11 (Encounter for antineoplastic chemotherapy) and C40.21 (Malignant neoplasm of long bones of right leg), indicating the purpose of the visit (chemotherapy) and the specific location and side of the cancer.

A Patient Who Is Suffering from Osteosarcoma Located Above the Right