A 62-year-old female patient with metastatic lung cancer reports to the infusion center for chemotherapy. She receives a subarachnoid injection consisting of doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, and etoposide via a subcutaneous reservoir. Select the appropriate CPT and ICD-10-CM codes.

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The correct CPT code for a subarachnoid injection via a subcutaneous reservoir is 96542. The ICD-10-CM codes should include Z51.11 for encounter for antineoplastic chemotherapy, C34.90 for unspecified part of unspecified bronchus or lung as the primary site of the lung cancer, and C80.0 for malignant (primary) neoplasm, unspecified, indicating metastatic cancer.

A 62-Year-Old Female Patient with Metastatic Lung Cancer Reports to the Infusion