tci Part B Insider - 2009 Issue 32

DIAGNOSIS CODING: Break These Diabetes Coding Bad Habits

Learn the 4th digits for 250.xx to increase success. Coding for diabetes has grown trickier over the years, as CMS continues to update the coding rules for this increasingly prevalent condition. Make sure you're coding correctly by avoiding some common diabetes coding mistakes. Diabetes is an underlying systemic disease, so you should code for it when it's documented, even if you don't have an active intervention planned, said Jill Young, CPC,CPC-ED, CPC-IM, with Young Medical Consulting in Lansing,Mich., during the Eli-sponsored audioconference "Diabetes: What Do YOU Need to Know About 249.xx and 250.xx?"...

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