Robert Thompson was seen in the outpatient department with a chronic cough and the record states "rule out lung cancer." What should be coded as the patient's diagnosis?

Name: Robert Thompson was seen in the outpatient department with a chronic cough and the record states "rule out lung cancer." What should be coded as the patient's diagnosis?
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The correct diagnosis to code is the symptom, "chronic cough," as "rule out lung cancer" indicates a suspected condition that has not been confirmed.

Robert Thompson Was Seen in the Outpatient Department with a Chronic