tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2008 Issue 1

You Be the Coder: Diagnosis Coding for Insulin OD

Question: A patient with uncontrolled type II diabetes who is on insulin reports to the ED with dizziness and a headache. The patient reports that she forgot to take her insulin for a few days and attempted to -make up- the lost doses with extra injections. The ED physician determines the patient had an accidental overdose. How many diagnosis codes should I report for this encounter?Missouri SubscriberAnswer: You-ll need five ICD-9 codes to capture all of the patient's ailments for this encounter.Code order: When reporting all of these codes, be sure to place them in the proper...

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