Kevin Smith has prostate cancer and is admitted for treatment of the cancer. During the admission the laboratory test indicates that he is anemic. Which of the following is the proper selection of the code(s)?
A) Code the anemia first, followed by the code for the prostate cancer.
B) Code the cancer first, followed by the code for the anemia.
C) Code only the prostate cancer.
D) Code only the anemia.
B
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