When a diagnosis has not been confirmed or the pathology report is documented as normal, how should the coder proceed with code selection?
A) assign the ICD code used for the patient's most recent visit
B) assign a code for the presenting sign or symptom
C) hold the chart until a definitive diagnosis is made
D) assign a code for the suspected or ruled-out condition
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