When Provided with Both a Preoperative Diagnosis and a Postoperative

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