If a patient is diagnosed with chest pain due to an acute anterior wall myocardial infarction, what condition should be coded?
A) Chest pain
B) Myocardial infarction
C) Acute anterior wall myocardial infarction
D) Chest pain and acute anterior wall myocardial infarction

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The most specific and appropriate code to describe the patient's condition is acute anterior wall myocardial infarction. Chest pain is a symptom of the myocardial infarction, but it is not specific enough to accurately describe the patient's condition. Coding both chest pain and acute anterior wall myocardial infarction would be redundant, as acute anterior wall myocardial infarction already encompasses the symptom of chest pain.

If a Patient Is Diagnosed with Chest Pain Due to an Acute