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Compliance
Internal coding audit — sample of 10 inpatient records| Record | Codes reported | Codes changed on audit | Audit finding |
|---|
| 1 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 2 | 8 | 2 | Principal diagnosis resequenced; MCC with no provider documentation deleted |
| 3 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 4 | 7 | 1 | PCS body-part value corrected for laterality |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 7 | 9 | 2 | Two CC conditions documented only in nursing notes deleted |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | Injury 7th character changed from D to A |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | — |
| Total | 60 | 6 | 4 records with changes |
The audit policy measures coding accuracy at the code level (codes correct ÷ codes reported). What is the code-level accuracy rate for this sample?