John Pan was admitted as an inpatient complaining of severe upper right quadrant abdominal pain. CT scan revealed cholelithiasis with acute cholecystitis. He underwent a cholecystectomy. During the surgery, it was noted that acute pancreatitis was present. What would be the correct diagnostic code(s) for this encounter?
A) 574.00, 577.0
B) 789.01, 577.0
C) 574.20, 575.10, 577.0
D) 571.10, 577.0
A
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