Refer to the ICD-10-CM Official Coding Guidelines I.C.21.c.5 which states: The ________ of a person to rule out or confirm a suspected diagnosis because the patient has some sign or symptom is a diagnostic ________, not a screening.

A. assessment, encounter
B. encounter, test
C. examination, testing
D. testing, examination


Answer: D

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