tci Outpatient Facility Coding Alert - 2017 Issue 9

ICD-10 2018 Updates: Your Guide to ICD-10 Changes for Diabetes Coding

Here's how to tell when you should use codes from the Z79 series. When the new ICD-10 codes take effect on October 1, 2017, you'll be dealing with a few more options for DKA coding than you've had previously. Many of the changes in Chapter Four, "Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases," relate to diabetic ketoacidosis. 'DKA' occurs when the body breaks down fat instead of glucose to use for energy, producing ketones that make the blood more acidic. Recent studies have noted that the number of type 2 patients presenting with DKA has been increasing, which may be...

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