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LHC performed due to abnormal stress test and hx of chest pain

Date: Aug 25, 2021

Question:

When a left heart catheterization is performed in the outpatient setting due to an abnormal stress test and history of chest pain, and the findings are "mild coronary artery disease", would the first listed diagnosis be the abnormal stress test or CAD? Would the abnormal stress test even be coded in this scenario? The provider doesn't make any recommendations for further testing, only states "continued medical therapy" in the Impression.

Question ID : 15862
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