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When a patient has both acute kidney injury and underlying chronic kidney disease documented, what is the correct ICD-10-CM coding approach?

Code only AKI since it is the more acute and significant condition Code only the applicable CKD stage Assign codes for both AKI and CKD to capture the complete clinical picture Use a single combination code that covers both conditions without additional coding

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Assign codes for both AKI and CKD to capture the complete clinical picture

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