In ICD-10-CM, the note indicating that the condition excluded is distinct from the code condition and is coded elsewhere in the manual but that it may be coded with the code condition during the same encounter is the:

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Excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition it is excluded from but may still be present and can be coded together if both conditions occur.

In ICD-10-CM, the Note Indicating That the Condition Excluded Is