Q: | When an MRA patient has several diabetic manifestations, do I need to report all the diabetic codes even though there is a hierarchy? |
A: |
Yes. The correct way to code the manifestation is with its associated diabetic ‘category.’ So, if the patient has CKD III, retinopathy and PVD, all secondary to diabetes, the correct ICD-9-CM codes to report are: 250.4x, 585.3, 250.5x, 362.01, 250.7x, 443.81. This answer was updated for ICD-10-CM. Read here. |