tci Outpatient Facility Coding Alert - 2013 Issue 1

Reader Question: Dig Deeper for Type of Manifestation in Diabetic Neuropathy

Question: The physician’s notes included documentation that a patient has diabetes complicated by peripheral neuropathy. What diagnosis codes should we report?Florida Subscriber Answer: The primary diagnosis code for diabetic neuropathy is 250.6x (Diabetes with neurological manifestations). Depending upon whether it is type I or type II diabetes and if it is uncontrolled or not, you select from the following 4 codes: 250.60 — Diabetes with neurological manifestations, type II or unspecified type, not stated as uncontrolled 250.61 — Diabetes with neurological manifestations, type I [juvenile type], not stated as uncontrolled 250.62 — Diabetes...

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