If the Principal Diagnosis Was Abdominal Pain Due to Acute

question 10

True/False

If the principal diagnosis was abdominal pain due to acute appendicitis, the abdominal pain would be coded as a secondary diagnosis.

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Definitions:

Contingent Consideration

Future payment obligations in a business combination or other arrangements that depend on specific outcomes or achievements.

Goodwill

The intangible asset that arises when a company acquires another company for a price higher than the fair value of its net identifiable assets.

Share Issue Costs

The expenses associated with issuing new shares of stock, including legal, accounting, and underwriting fees.

Fair Value

The valuation expected from selling an asset or the outlay needed to reassign a liability in a coordinated market transaction as determined on the measurement date.