Medical Coding (Certified Professional Coder)
When a patient is seen for a pre-operative evaluation due to a specific diagnosis, while during the evaluation some type of other health diagnosis is made (such as hypertension), how is the coding sequenced? - First code the pre-procedural z code, followed by the reason for the surgery. Then code any diagnoses made during the pre-procedural evaluation.
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