Z08: Follow-up examination after treatment for malignant neoplasms
Z08.9: Follow-up examination after unspecified treatment for malignant neoplasm
You had a treatment because you had cancer. An examination after a treatment makes it possible to find out whether the treatment was successful. The examination is also to see whether the patient has come through the treatment well.
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