If a patient is admitted with a pressure ulcer at one stage and it progresses to a higher stage, the coder should assign:
A) two codes for the sites and two codes for the stages
B) two separate codes; one code for the site and stage of the ulcer on admission and a second code for the same ulcer site and the highest stage reported during the stay
C) two codes for the sites and one code for the stages
D) one code for the sites and one code for the stages
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