tci Part B Insider - 2004 Issue 21

Part B Coding Coach: Diabetes Complications Got You Confused? Not Anymore.

5 tips help your diabetes diagnosis codes justify higher-level E/M services Reporting the details of a diabetic patient's condition gets tricky when you must select the proper fourth digit for 250.xx plus the corresponding complication codes, but our experts will show you how. You can list them all: Your practice's diabetic patients can suffer from one or multiple diabetic complications and chronic manifestations. But what some endocrinology coders don't realize is that you can report multiple complications by listing multiple 250.xx codes with the appropriate fourth digits, explains Alison Nicklas, RHIT, CCS, director of education and training...

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