When a diagnostic code has "NEC" by it, it means
A) the coder needs to ask the physician for more information.
B) "unspecified."
C) the description necessary to code the diagnosis in a more specific category is not listed.
D) nothing: this term is no longer used in ICD-10-CM.
C
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