When the patient has a coexisting condition that the physician diagnoses and treats, the coder must
A. code the coexisting condition first followed by the primary diagnosis.
B. use a combination code to code both diagnoses.
C. code the primary diagnosis first and then the current coexisting condition.
D. add a seventh character code for the coexisting condition.
Answer: C
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