Upon discharge , the physician documents the following on the patient's discharge sheet: ? HIV infection. As the inpatient coder, your next step should be to
A. Code the HIV infection as if it exists (according to UDDS guidelines) and report it as principal diagnosis.
B. Review the UDDS guidelines for assigning possible HIV infection codes versus AIDS codes
C. Query the physician and request that the statement be amended with a positive (or negative) confirmation of the HIV infection
D.Wait to code the patient's record until a positive finding on the serology reports confirms the HIV diagnosis