Which of the following statements are false?
A) Chronic disease treated on an ongoing basis should be coded and reported as many times as the patient receives treatment and care for the condition.
B) Probable conditions are coded for inpatient records.
C) When an admission is for treatment of a complication resulting from surgery or other medical care, the reason for the surgery is sequenced as the "principal diagnosis."
D) When a symptom is followed by a comparative diagnosis, the symptom code is sequenced first.
C
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