A new instructional NOT in ICD-10-CM found in the block for Mental Retardation directs coders to code:

A) first any pre-existing conditions.
B) also any congenital anomalies.
C) first any associated physical or development disorder.
D) only any conditions that had their initial onset before age five.


Answer: C

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