Refer to the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines Section II.D. This guideline concerns:
A. two or more interrelated conditions, each potentially meeting the definition for principle diagnosis.
B. two or more diagnoses that equally meet the definition for principal diagnosis.
C. codes for symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions.
D. uncertain diagnosis.
Answer: B
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