Explain how procedure codes differ from diagnostic codes


Procedure codes have a maximum of four digits, with two digits to the left of the decimal point and up to two digits to the right of the decimal point. Diagnostic codes have a maximum of five digits, with three digits to the left of the decimal point and up to two digits to the right of the decimal point.

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