In the Physician Office the Codes for Reimbursement May Be

question 52

Multiple Choice

In the physician office the codes for reimbursement may be assigned by those who have not been trained in established coding rules. Because of this:

• A) The resulting codes may be more accurate than inpatient codes.
• B) The resulting codes will be of equal quality to those generated in the inpatient coding process.
• C) The resulting codes will be of lower quality than those generated in the inpatient coding process.
• D) The resulting codes will be exactly the same.

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