A patient with leukemia is admitted for chemotherapy 5 weeks after experiencing an acute myocardial infarction. How will the MI be coded?
A) acute MI with 5th digit 1-initial episode of care
B) acute MI with 5th digit 2-subsequent episode of care
C) history of MI
D) chronic MI
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