A patient was admitted to the hospital with disturbed coordination and weakness of his extremities to rule out multiple sclerosis. Electromyography and other tests were performed, but at discharge multiple sclerosis had not been positively confirmed nor ruled out. The physician documented the following final diagnoses: rule out multiple sclerosis, muscular incoordination, muscular weakness, and
fatigue. The principal diagnosis code is __________.
a. G35
b. M62.81
c. R53.83
d. R27.9
a
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A. First Amendment B. Second Amendment C. Sixth Amendment D. Ninth Amendment E. Tenth Amendment
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