A patient is seen in a physician's office with symptoms of vertigo, nausea, and headache. The physician documents "rule out inner ear infection." How should this be coded in the ICD-9-CM manual?
A. inner ear infection
B. unspecified inner ear infection
C. vertigo, nausea, headache
D. none of the above
Answer: C
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Laterality refers to:
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