Confirming Medical Necessity by Pairing at Least One Diagnosis Code

question 21

Multiple Choice

Confirming medical necessity by pairing at least one diagnosis code to at least one procedure code is known as:

• A) linking.
• B) bundling.
• C) coding for coverage.
• D) upcoding.

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