The includes note located below category code H80 Otosclerosis in the ICD-10-CM tabular list indicates that otospongiosis is classified to that same category. This means that the provider __________, and a code from category H80 would be assigned.
A) could document otosclerosis or otospongiosis
B) has the option of documenting otoscleritis
C) must document otosclerosis in the patient record
D) queries the coder to determine the condition to code

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The includes note indicates that both otosclerosis and otospongiosis are classified under the same category, so the provider could document either condition, and a code from category H80 would be assigned.

The Includes Note Located Below Category Code H80 Otosclerosis in the ICD-10-CM