When the same condition is described as both acute (or subacute) and chronic, and separate subentries exist in the ICD-10-CM index at the same indentation level, __________

a. assign codes for both, and list the chronic condition first
b. code both, and sequence the acute (or subacute) code first
c. generate a physician query to ask which condition is coded
d. report a code for the acute (or subacute) condition only


b

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