CPC · Question #7
A patient is diagnosed with diabetic polyneuropathy. Using ICD-10-CM coding guidelines, what ICD-10-CM coding is reported?
The correct answer is D. E11.42. Diabetic polyneuropathy is coded as E11.42, which indicates type 2 diabetes mellitus with diabetic polyneuropathy. The ICD-10-CM guidelines direct that when a patient has both diabetes and polyneuropathy, a single combination code is used to capture both conditions.
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A patient is diagnosed with diabetic polyneuropathy. Using ICD-10-CM coding guidelines, what ICD-10-CM coding is reported?
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- AE10.42
- BE11.9, G62.9
- CE10.9, G62.9
- DE11.42
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Explanation
Diabetic polyneuropathy is coded as E11.42, which indicates type 2 diabetes mellitus with diabetic polyneuropathy. The ICD-10-CM guidelines direct that when a patient has both diabetes and polyneuropathy, a single combination code is used to capture both conditions.
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