AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2025 Issue 3; Ask the Editor
Microalbuminuria with/due to Diabetes Mellitus
A patient presented for a 6-month follow-up visit for type 2 diabetes and hypertension. The patient’s diabetes was documented as being well-controlled. Provider documentation also indicated “microalbuminuria due to diabetes.” What is the appropriate diabetic complication code for this case? Additionally, since the cause of microalbuminuria was determined to be the diabetes, should an unspecified or other specified microalbuminuria code be reported?
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