If the physician cannot determine the diagnosis at the time of the encounter, the coder should:

A) wait until a definite diagnosis is made.
B) ask the physician to guess at a possible diagnosis.
C) code the symptoms, signs, or reason for the encounter.
D) code any preexisting or coexisting conditions.

C) code the symptoms, signs, or reason for the encounter.

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