In the CCI, which type of codes cannot both be billed for a patient on the same day of service?
A) unbundled
B) mutually exclusive
C) black box
D) diagnostic

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Mutually exclusive codes represent procedures or services that, due to their nature, cannot reasonably be performed at the same time or during the same patient encounter. This is because the two procedures would not logically be done together based on the clinical scenario or patient anatomy.

In the CCI, Which Type of Codes Cannot Both Be