Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
ICD-10 allows you to report signs or symptoms (R00-R99) when you have not yet established or confirmed a related definitive diagnosis; however, some- times what seems like a sign or symptom might actually be considered a diagnosis in ICD-10. Take “sore throat” for example. Code R07.0, “Pain in throat,” explicitly excludes “sore throat (acute),” but J02.9, “Acute pharyngitis, unspecified,” includes explicitly “sore throat (acute).” Therefore, it appears that ICD-10 considers “sore throat” to be a definitive diagnosis rather than a symptom.