Should you code the definitive condition or signs/symptoms? [Fixed Audio]

There is an ongoing debate about ICD-10-CM and diagnosis coding: should we code the patient complaints, the signs and symptoms, or go straight to the definitive diagnosis?

When is it appropriate to code both? Do the payers really look at diagnoses? And how does this affect MA and value-based care and HCC capture?

Tune in this week as Terry answers these questions and sets the record straight.

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