Multiple Choice
Refer to the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines I.C.6.b.3 which states: The default for post-thoracotomy and other ________ pain not specified as acute or chronic is the code for the acute form.
A) preoperative
B) chronic
C) postoperative
D) acute
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