AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2023 Issue 4; New/Revised ICD-10-CM Codes

Insulin Resistant Syndrome

Subcategory E88.8, Other specified metabolic disorders, has been expanded to identify type A insulin resistance syndrome and other insulin resistance.• E88.810, Metabolic syndrome • E88.811, Insulin resistance syndrome, Type A • E88.818, Other insulin resistance • E88.819, Insulin resistance, unspecified Metabolic syndrome, also known as dysmetabolic syndrome, hypertriglyceridemia waist, insulin resistance syndrome, obesity syndrome, or syndrome X, can be defined as having at least three of the following traits: large waist, elevated triglycerides, reduced HDL cholesterol, increased blood pressure, and elevated fasting glucose. Type A insulin resistance syndrome (TAIRS) is a rare...

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