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I just started Practicode and I am currently in Module One. One of the cases, the patient had DJD in both knees but only had one knee worked on. I listed the diagnosis code as bilateral DJD of the knees. We were taught to read the op report to verify dx codes & procedure codes. My answer was marked wrong since only the left knee was operated on. I could see that for a procedure code but not a dx code. Can someone explain why I should code only left knee DJD as a diagnosis when the op report clearly stated he had bilateral DJD? Thanks, A. Kaye