All of the following are categories of surgical follow-up care EXCEPT
a. Care that is related to recovery from the diagnostic procedure itself.
b. Care of the underlying condition for which the diagnostic procedure was performed or other accompanying conditions.
c. All normal postoperative care.
d. When additional surgical procedure(s) are carried out within the listed period of follow-up care for a previous surgery, the follow-up periods will run concurrently through their normal termination.
B
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