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Using a 3-Digit Category Code Only When No 4-Digit Codes

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Using a 3-digit category code only when no 4-digit codes exist and a 4-digit subcategory code only when no 5-digit subclassification code exists is coding to the highest level of:
A)authority.
B)reimbursement.
C)specificity.
D)certainty.

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