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Medical Insurance 7th Edition by Amy Blochowiak, Joanne Valerius, Nenna Bayes, Cynthia Newby

Edition 7ISBN: 978-1259683077
book Medical Insurance 7th Edition by Amy Blochowiak, Joanne Valerius, Nenna Bayes, Cynthia Newby cover

Medical Insurance 7th Edition by Amy Blochowiak, Joanne Valerius, Nenna Bayes, Cynthia Newby

Edition 7ISBN: 978-1259683077
Exercise 7
A patient is admitted for gastrointestinal bleeding due to diverticulitis. The initial treatment plan is for the patient to undergo a sigmoid resection, but the patient decides to postpone the surgery for personal reasons.
What is the principal diagnosis in this case? What additional diagnosis code is reported to show that the patient decided not to proceed?
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