tci Part B Insider - 2004 Issue 28

Diagnosis Coding: Specify Type Of Diabetes More Accurately With These Codes

New gastroenterology codes will aid your E/M coding Diabetes diagnoses have been a complex topic for years now. One reason for the confusion: The two types of diabetes have changed their names more often than Prince. "The two types used to be called 'juvenile onset' and 'adult onset,' then they were called 'insulin dependent' and 'non-insulin dependent.' Now, however, they are referred to as 'type I' and 'type II,'" says Jackie Miller, senior consultant at Dallas, GA-based Coding Strategies Inc. Good news: You can kiss your diabetes confusion goodbye. As of Oct. 1, you...

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