When a Physician Does Not Document an Exact Diagnosis, Outpatient

question 18

Short Answer

When a physician does not document an exact diagnosis, outpatient coding rules require that unclear diagnosis be coded using the ________ that lead the patient to seek care, until an absolute diagnosis is made.

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Definitions:

Function

A relationship or expression involving one or more variables, where each input value has exactly one output value.

Simplify

To reduce a mathematical expression or equation to its simplest form by performing operations and combining like terms.

Evaluate

To calculate the numerical value of an expression or determine the result of an equation.

Function

A function is a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs with the property that each input is related to exactly one output.