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yoooooman

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on: Jun 27, 2018
What should the coder do when there are diagnoses that relate to an earlier episode but have no bearing on the current (inpatient) hospital stay?
 
  A) Code the diagnoses.
  B) Do not code the diagnoses.
  C) Query the physician to ask if the diagnoses should be coded.
  D) None of the above.

Question 2

The FIRST step in assigning ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes is to search the Tabular List by the condition.
 
  A) True
  B) False


orangecrush

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Reply #1 on: Jun 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B


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