Which of the following are true statements concerning acute and chronic conditions and their coding guidelines?
A) Acute and chronic conditions may be coded separately, with one code for the acute condition and another for the chronic condition.
B) If the subterms for acute and chronic are connected by a with statement, ICD has provided a combination code to indicate both conditions.
C) All of these statements are true.
D) Acute and chronic conditions may be coded as a combination code that identifies both the chronic and acute forms of the condition in one code.
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