TFISCHER22
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When auditing a charge and the MD marks a diagnosis as primary in the EMR and upon review you find that it is incorrect, what is the proper way to addend before sending to the insurance company? Does the MD need to correct PRIMARY dx and list it as PRIMARY with another diagnosis they picked or can the coder correct it to another diagnosis based upon review of the records? It is my understanding that the primary dx picked needs to match the diagnosis on the charge. Is there is any reading material on this that would be helpful?