A patient presents with back pain and is referred for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to

A patient presents with back pain and is referred for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to rule out a herniated disk. The interpreted MRI report confirms a herniated disk. However, the encounter was coded as back pain. Which would be an acceptable reason for this code assignment? a. The coder did not review the entire chart before assigning codes. b. The reason for the encounter is all that should be coded. c. The report containing the interpretation of the MRI was not available at the time the claim was processed. d. The physician’s interpretation of the test result is unclear, and the physician was unavailable for clarification.

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