AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2017 Issue 4; Ask the Editor
Diabetes and Cellulitis
A 79-year-old male with type 2 diabetes mellitus presented due to acute cellulitis of the left lower leg. The patient was admitted and started on broad-spectrum antibiotics. When assigning the diabetes code, would it be appropriate to report the code for diabetes “with skin complication NEC?” What is the appropriate code assignment for cellulitis in a patient with type 2 diabetes? ...
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