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what does the breast cancer diagnosis decimal number mean

what does the breast cancer diagnosis decimal number mean?
When receiving a breast cancer diagnosis, there is a decimal number that accompanies, for instance 179.4. I would like to understand the scale and relevance of this number.
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The looks like an ICD code. ICD stands for International Classification of Diseases. ICD coding is the official system of assigning codes to diagnoses and procedures associated with hospital utilization in the United States. ICD codes are used for world-wide for morbidity (rate of instances of a disease) and mortality (death rate) statistics. However, ICD codes are most commonly used for insurance billing. When an insurance company receives a bill from your doctor, the ICD codes will be listed, rather the the disease or diagnosis itself. Other groups use ICD codes, as well, like Social Security for awarding disability for certain diagnoses

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