Dental ________ are the primary risk factor for inflammatory periodontal lesions

Determining which of several diagnoses to report as the principal diagnosis when multiple diagnoses equally meet the criteria for selection as the principal diagnosis is called __________, and it is permitted under the inpatient prospective payment system

a. maximizing payment b. optimizing reimbursement c. unbundling procedures d. upcoding diagnoses

For an inpatient case, when a symptom is followed by contrasting/comparative diagnoses, the symptom code is sequenced first, and __________

a. all of the contrasting/comparative diagnoses are coded as additional diagnoses b. claims denials are appealed to obtain reimbursement for diagnoses not documented c. no other diagnosis codes are assigned or reported for the inpatient case d. the physician is queried to determine which diagnosis is considered principal