How would an outpatient coder diagnose a patient who was seen with a cough and fever, and the physician feels that it is probably pneumonia? Would an inpatient coder code this diagnosis differently? If so, how would this be coded in an inpatient setting?
a. Outpatient coder: R___ for a cough and R___ for the fever; Inpatient coder: J___ for pneumonia
b. Outpatient coder: J___ for pneumonia; Inpatient coder: R___ for a cough and R___ for the fever
c. Outpatient coder: J___ for pneumonia; Inpatient coder: J___ for pneumonia
d. Outpatient coder: R___ for a cough and R___ for the fever; Inpatient coder: J___ for a cough and J___ for the fever