The Diseases of the Respiratory System begins with an instructional note that:
A) outlines the new ICD-10-CM requirements for coding asthma.
B) describes how to code when multiple sites with the respiratory system are affected.
C) is a chapter-wide note to assign an additional code that identifies the infectious organism.
D) provide instructions on sequencing codes from this chapter.
Answer: B
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