When a coder notices on a laboratory test result that a patient's sodium is below normal, it is acceptable to code hyponatremia.

Name: When a coder notices on a laboratory test result that a patient's sodium is below normal, it is acceptable to code hyponatremia.
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Coding should be based on a physician's diagnosis, not directly from laboratory results. Coders should code conditions that have been documented by a physician as diagnoses.

When a Coder Notices on a Laboratory Test Result That