When a Code First Note Is Present and the Patient

question 15

Multiple Choice

When a Code First Note is present and the patient has an underlying condition, the underlying condition should be sequenced first. Wherever such a combination exists, a Use Additional Code Note is found with the etiology code, and a Code First Note is found with the manifestation code.

• A) Both statements are true.
• B) Both statements are false.
• C) The first statement is true; the second is false.
• D) The first statement is false; the second is true.

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Definitions:

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