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yuknam yuknam
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Question 1.

Which of the following statements is false?



▸ A status code and history code are interchangeable.

▸ A history code indicates that a condition is no longer present.

▸ A status code can be used to indicate that a patient carries a particular chromosomal defect.

▸ A status code can be used to indicate that a patient has a pacemaker.

Question 2.

A patient presents for preventive care; he has HIV, and is asymptomatic. Given this situation, what would you code for?



▸ only the preventive care visit since the patient is otherwise asymptomatic

▸ the preventive care visit with history of HIV

▸ the management of HIV (principal) and preventive care visit (secondary)

▸ the preventive care visit with HIV-positive status
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