Which comes first

Just got confused. Patient has knee joint pain due to arthritis.
Do you code the pain first or the arthritis?

Aug 26th, 2015 - petunia 195

re: Which comes first

definitive diagnosis should always be first

Aug 27th, 2015 - chinmaya 4

re: Which comes first

Code first Arthritis

Aug 27th, 2015 - nonadianne 6

re: Which comes first

Thank you, that is what I thought, but like I said, I had a brain fart.