Select the True Statement Regarding Diagnostic Coding of an Operative

Multiple Choice

Select the true statement regarding diagnostic coding of an operative report?

A) The coder should always query the physician to receive the definitive diagnostic statement
B) The coder may select the post-operative diagnostic statement in the operative report for use as the definitive diagnosis
C) The coder may select the pre-operative diagnostic statement in the operative report for use as the definitive diagnosis
D) The coder should read through the entire operative report before assigning a diagnostic code