When "Excludes1" notes appear immediately under a code in the Tabular list followed by a list of other conditions, it means ________.
A. the conditions are not mutually exclusive
B. the condition excluded is not part of the condition for that code, but the patient may have both conditions at the same time
C. the condition represented by the code and the condition listed as excluded are mutually exclusive and should not be coded together
D. the conditions in the list should be sequenced second
Answer: C
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