Two Codes That Could NOT Have Both Been Reasonably Performed

question 56

Multiple Choice

Two codes that could NOT have both been reasonably performed during a single patient encounter are referred to as:

• A) mutually exclusive codes.
• B) not medically necessary codes.
• C) comprehensive codes.
• D) component codes.

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