Coders must take care when assigning codes and sequencing the codes for malignant neoplasms of the liver because:
A) primary liver cancer is rare.
B) the liver is a common site for metastasis because it filters the blood and malignancies can spread through the blood.
C) both A and B.
D) neither A nor B.
Answer: C
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