Using a current copy of the ICD-10-CM Guidelines for Coding and Reporting for…

Using a current copy of the ICD-10-CM Guidelines for Coding and Reporting for Outpatient Services, answer the following questions: 1. Section IV Diagnostic Coding and Reporting Guidelines for Outpatient Services take precedence over the general and disease-specific guidelines. True False 2. Always begin the search for the correct code assignment in the Alphabetic Index. True False 3. When a patient presents for outpatient surgery and the surgery is canceled, report the reason why the surgery was canceled as the firstlisted diagnosis. True False 4. The codes from A00 through Z99 are always reported as first-listed diagnoses. True False 5. When a final diagnosis has not been established by the provider, it is acceptable to report codes for the presenting signs and symptoms. True False External Cause codes are located in the Alphabetic Index for Diseases under External Causes. True False