When No Procedures Are Performed That Are Related to Principal

question 45

Multiple Choice

When no procedures are performed that are related to principal diagnosis procedures performed for definitive treatment and diagnostic procedures were performed for secondary diagnosis, the coder would_______.

• A) sequence procedure performed for definitive treatment most related to principal diagnosis as principal procedure
• B) sequence diagnostic procedure as principal procedure, since the procedure most related to the principal diagnosis takes precedence
• C) sequence procedure performed for definitive treatment of secondary diagnosis as principal procedure, since there are no procedures related to principal diagnosis
• D) sequence procedure performed for definitive treatment most related to principal diagnosis as secondary procedure

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