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roselinechinyere27m

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Assigning a diagnosis code that does not match patient documentation for the purpose or increasing reimbursement through the DRG system is known as:
 A) downcoding
  B) upcoding
  C) unbundling
  D) bundling

Question 2

Tools known as crosswalks or ____ will be used to help convert an ICD-9-CM/PCS code to an ICD-10-CM/PCS code.
 A) general equivalence mappings
  B) electronic codes
  C) sidebars
  D) conduits


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jazzlynnnnn

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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

A


roselinechinyere27m

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Reply #2 on: Jun 25, 2018
Correct answers!


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Reply #3 on: Jun 25, 2018
Great! Please up vote :D


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