When Provided with Both a Preoperative Diagnosis and a Postoperative

question 29

Multiple Choice

When provided with both a preoperative diagnosis and a postoperative diagnosis:

• A) the postoperative diagnosis is expected to be more accurate and should be used for coding.
• B) the preoperative diagnosis is expected to be more accurate and should be used for coding.
• C) the postoperative diagnosis and preoperative diagnosis are always the same.
• D) None of these

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