What action would you take if you were informed that an encounter you coded was rejected for reimbursement because code Z92.4 had been reported as the principal diagnosis? The final diagnosis was Rift Valley fever.
A. Explain to the person questioning your coding decision that you, not he, are the professional coder.
B. Change the code to A92.4.
C. Inform the person questioning you that it is the responsibility of the finance department to follow up with billing problems.
D. Request that code Z92.4 be resubmitted because it is a valid code.
