Author Question: Which one of the following statements is true? A) All signs and symptoms should be coded. B) Signs ... (Read 53 times)

vHAUNG6011 · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

Which one of the following statements is true?
A) All signs and symptoms should be coded.
B) Signs and symptoms that are integral to the disease process should not be assigned as additional codes.
C) Signs and symptoms that are integral to the disease process should be assigned as additional codes.
D) Signs and symptoms that are integral to the disease process should be assigned as first-listed or principal diagnoses codes.

Question 2

When symptoms are followed by contrasting/comparative diagnoses, which code is sequenced first?
A) the contrasting/comparative diagnostic code
B) the V code
C) the symptom code
D) either the symptom or contrasting/comparative code