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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.
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