AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2017 Issue 4; New/Revised ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes
Type 2 Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Codes E11.10, Type 2 diabetes mellitus with ketoacidosis without coma, and E11.11, Type 2 diabetes mellitus with ketoacidosis with coma, were created to identify ketoacidosis in a patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Diabetic ketoacidosis is a life threatening condition that affects diabetics when fat is used by the cells of the body as a substitute for glucose. When there is not enough insulin in the body for muscle and fat cells to absorb glucose to use for energy, fat is broken down and ketones are released into the bloodstream. In a non-diabetic, there are hormones that...
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