SUMMARY OF PREFERRED AND ALTERNATE OPTIONS SINGLE DIAGNOSIS DEFINITIVE DIAGNOSIS PROVISIONAL DIAGNOSIS Single definitive diagnosis Single provisional diagnosis without without signs/symptoms Diagnosis (only possible option) Provisional diagnosis (only possible option) Single definitive diagnosis Single provisional diagnosis with with signs/symptoms Preferred: Diagnosis only Preferred: Provisional diagnosis and Alternate: Diagnosis and Alternate: Signs/symptoms only Note: Always include signs/symptoms Note: Always include signs/symptoms not associated with diagnosis not associated with diagnosis SEE EXAMPLE 1 SEE EXAMPLE 2 MULTIPLE DIAGNOSES DEFINITIVE DIAGNOSES PROVISIONAL DIAGNOSES Multiple definitive diagnoses Multiple provisional diagnoses without signs/symptoms without signs/symptoms Multiple diagnoses (only possible Multiple provisional diagnoses (only option) possible option) Multiple definitive diagnoses Multiple provisional diagnoses with signs/symptoms with signs/symptoms Preferred: Multiple diagnoses only Preferred: Multiple provisional diagnoses and signs/symptoms Alternate: Diagnoses and signs/symptoms Alternate: Signs/symptoms only Note: Always include signs/symptoms Note: Always include signs/symptoms not associated with diagnosis not associated with diagnosis SEE EXAMPLE 3 SEE EXAMPLE 4 EXAMPLES
SUMMARY OF PREFERRED AND ALTERNATE OPTIONS SINGLE DIAGNOSIS DEFINITIVE DIAGNOSIS PROVISIONAL DIAGNOSIS Single definitive diagnosis without Diagnosis (only possible option) Single provisional diagnosis without signs/symptoms Provisional diagnosis (only possible option) Single definitive diagnosis with Preferred: Diagnosis only Alternate: Diagnosis and Note: Always include signs/symptoms not associated with diagnosis SEE EXAMPLE 1 Single provisional diagnosis with signs/symptoms Preferred: Provisional diagnosis and Alternate: Signs/symptoms only Note: Always include signs/symptoms not associated with diagnosis SEE EXAMPLE 2 MULTIPLE DIAGNOSES DEFINITIVE DIAGNOSES PROVISIONAL DIAGNOSES Multiple definitive diagnoses without signs/symptoms Multiple diagnoses (only possible option) Multiple provisional diagnoses without signs/symptoms Multiple provisional diagnoses (only possible option) Multiple definitive diagnoses with signs/symptoms Preferred: Multiple diagnoses only Alternate: Diagnoses and signs/symptoms Note: Always include signs/symptoms not associated with diagnosis SEE EXAMPLE 3 Multiple provisional diagnoses with signs/symptoms Preferred: Multiple provisional diagnoses and signs/symptoms Alternate: Signs/symptoms only Note: Always include signs/symptoms not associated with diagnosis SEE EXAMPLE 4 EXAMPLES
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