Question 1
Normal risks and complications associated with surgery are not coded as complications because
◦ they are anticipated
◦ the patient has been educated about them
◦ they are risks
◦ they are common
Question 2
Signs and symptoms that are routinely associated with a disease process are
◦ the first-coded diagnosis
◦ the second-coded diagnosis
◦ assigned a code only if instructed to do so by the classification
◦ never assigned a code