When a diagnostic procedure was performed for the principal diagnosis and a procedure is performed for definitive treatment of a secondary diagnosis, the coder would_______.
A. sequence procedure performed for definitive treatment of secondary diagnosis as principal procedure, since there are no procedures (definitive or nondefinitive treatment) related to principal diagnosis
B. sequence diagnostic procedure as principal procedure, since the procedure most related to the principal diagnosis takes precedence
C. The sequencing does not matter.
D. sequence procedure performed for definitive treatment most related to principal diagnosis as principal procedure
Answer: B
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