Patient Mary Smith Presents to the Physician's Office Today with a Chief

Patient Mary Smith presents to the physician's office today with a chief complaint of upper respiratory symptoms. Upon examination and discussion, the provider discovers that Mary recently returned from overseas and may have been exposed to the avian influenza virus. The provider orders further testing for Mary and documents "possible avian influenza virus" in her chart. The coder may select:

A) a code from category J11.1, influenza due to unidentified influenza virus with other respiratory manifestations
B) a code from category J09 influenza due to certain identified influenza virus
C) a code from category J10, influenza due to other identified influenza virus
D) code J11.00, influenza due unidentified influenza with unspecified type of pneumonia