Documentation of current and past medications, along with any medication allergies, is important to the patient's care. What should coders do with this information?
a. Nothing; the names of the medications will show up on the bill.
b. Assign the National Drug Code for each medication.
c. Assign CPT codes for each medication that was actually administered.
d. Code the long-term use of specific medications.
Answer: d
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