Ask An Expert: documenting manifestations
| Q: | My physician documents diabetes as follows: DMII/CKD III/Peripheral neuropathy. What is the correct way to code this? |
| A: |
Based on the way you wrote your question, the correct ICD-9-CM codes are: 250.00 585.3 356.9 Remember that you cannot infer a causal relationship between the diabetes and the other two conditions unless the clinician specifically documents it by using … Read Full Post |