AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2024 Issue 3; Ask the Editor

Prediabetes and Polyneuropathy

A 55-year-old patient presents for a biannual physical exam and review of chronic medical conditions. Upon examination, the patient reports chronic pain of the left lower and upper extremities. Provider documentation states: “Polyneuropathy due to prediabetes evidenced by abnormal gait, increased sensitivity to pain in left upper extremity and left lower extremity.” Is it appropriate to assign code G63, Polyneuropathy in diseases classified elsewhere, since the provider documented “polyneuropathy due to prediabetes”? What are the correct ICD-10-CM code assignments for polyneuropathy due to prediabetes? ...

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