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Which ICD-10 convention describes a condition that is not part of the condition represented by the code, but if the patient actually has both conditions, both may be coded?
If sign and symptom exist that are not associated with disease , sign and symptom should be coded ( It is mentioned in Appendix A, Section1.B 6 ).If person has sprain in wrist as well feeling nausea then both sprain in wrist and symptom of nausea has to be mentioned.