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A Patient Is Admitted for Treatment of Peripheral Vascular Disease

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A patient is admitted for treatment of peripheral vascular disease, renal failure, and diabetes mellitus. The coder would


A) assign codes for PVD, renal failure, and diabetes.
B) assign codes for diabetes with peripheral vascular and renal manifestations.
C) query physician for causal relationship between the PVD, renal failure, and diabetes.
D) assign codes of diabetes with PVD and a code for renal failure.

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