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    Wiki Principal diagnosis Inpatient hospital stay

    According to the AAPC manual I used to get my CPC, the Principal or First-listed Diagnosis instructions state (2015 AAPC General Code Set Training p.24): "If no sequencing restrictions apply, then sequencing is based on the condition that brought the patient into the hospital or physician...
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    Wiki First listed diagnosis for surgical evaluation for colon polyp

    Hello, I'm a new CPC-A and I'm trying to understand how to select diagnoses for office visits. Am I selecting the diagnosis based on the reason for the visit? Or for the patient's condition at the time of the visit? I know it can be the first one if a diagnosis is not established, and the second...
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    • colon polyp first listed diagnosis new patient referral tubulovillous adenoma
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