A Patient Reports to the Outpatient Surgery Department for an Arthroscopic

Multiple Choice

A patient reports to the outpatient surgery department for an arthroscopic meniscectomy for a torn meniscus.The patient is prepped by anesthesia and is found to be in atrial fibrillation.The surgeon decides not to proceed with the procedure.How should this be coded?

A) The primary diagnosis is atrial fibrillation with a secondary diagnosis of torn meniscus
B) The primary diagnosis is the torn meniscus with a secondary diagnosis of atrial fibrillation
C) The primary diagnosis is arthroscopic,and the secondary diagnosis is meniscectomy
D) The primary diagnosis is atrial fibrillation,and the secondary diagnosis is arthroscopic meniscectomy
E) None of the above are correct