Question 1
What is the final step in diagnosis coding when there is more than one diagnosis?
◦ List the codes in the order the diagnoses were documented by the physician.
◦ Verify the accuracy of each code a second time.
◦ Send the information to the billing department.
◦ Arrange or sequence the codes in the correct order.
Question 2
When the first listed diagnosis is clear, what should the coder do when sequencing additional diagnoses?
◦ Sequence them in alpha order.
◦ Sequence them as documented by the provider.
◦ List the additional diagnoses in order of importance to the encounter.
◦ Sequence them in the order of the cost to treat them.