When the Physician Indicates That the Patient's Signs and Symptoms

question 37

Multiple Choice

When the physician indicates that the patient's signs and symptoms may closely lead to two different diagnoses and using the word versus or or between two diagnostic statements this is known as a/an:

• A) combination codes.
• B) unspecified.
• C) specified NEC.
• D) differential diagnosis.

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