A coder may assume a causal relationship between hypertension and heart disease:
A) when it is stated definitively by documentation such as "hypertensive heart disease".
B) because it is a rule in the OGCR.
C) because of chapter specific coding guidelines.
D) because of instructional notes found in the hypertension table.
A
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