In Volume 2, the acronym NEC (not elsewhere classified) is used to indicate that:
A)a condition hasn't been researched enough to be included in the classifications.
B)the coder must choose between two similar codes.
C)a specified form of the condition is classified differently.
D)this is the first year a condition has been included in the classifications.
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