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HCHenry · **on:** Jul 12, 2018

How do physicians use ICD codes? How do they use HCPCS?

Question 2

According to the ESRD prospective payment system, if a patient has more than one comorbidity, the comorbidity with the lowest adjustment factor affects the payment.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

234sdffa · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 12, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Diagnoses are coded with the current version of ICD; HCPCS is used to code the services performed by the physicians.

Answer to Question 2

False. (The comorbidity with the highest adjustment factor affects the payment.)