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A patient that has cirrhosis of the liver just had an endoscopy performed showing hemorrhagic esophageal varices. What ICD-10-CM codes are reported? Provide appropriate rationale, explain how your code(s) follows ICD-10-CM coding guidelines. Don’t forget to explain your reasoning regarding format, symbols, and instructional notation.