[Verified Answer]: A 45-year-old male patient is sent to the…

A 45-year-old male patient is sent to the hospital outpatient radiology department with a physician’s order for an intravenous pyelogram. “Renal colic, possible kidney stone” is documented on the physician’s order is the reason for the x-ray The test is performed, and the diagnosis dictated by the physician on the IVP report is renal colic due to bilateral nephroli- thiasis with staghom calculi ” Following hospital and official coding guidelines , the hospital coder is able to use the radiologist’s diagnosis as the reason for the outpatient test. First Diagnosis : Secondary Diagnoses :