Select the true statement concerning code selection for sinusitis and tonsillitis in ICD-10-CM:
A) In ICD-10-CM, tonsillitis has been moved to the Diseases of the Digestive System chapter
B) In ICD-10-CM, the organism causing the sinusitis or tonsillitis needs to be identified
C) In ICD-10-CM, sinusitis must be chronic before it may be coded
D) In ICD-10-CM, sinusitis and tonsillitis are reported by the same code
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Q307: Excision of a middle or superior turbinate
Q308: An inflammation, due to an infectious organism
Q309: When reviewing code selection from the Respiratory
Q310: Excision of nasal polyps is divided by
Q311: A "septal button" is another term for
Q313: The apex of the lung is also
Q314: Visualization of the larynx by means of
Q315: Necrotic or necrotizing pneumonia is also known
Q316: Modifier 50 signifies:
A) Staged or Related Procedure
B)
Q317: How is the Respiratory System subsection of
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