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Type 2 diabetes mellitus Use additional code to identify: Insulin Use (Z79.4) ICD-9    250.52 Diabetes with ophthalmic manifestations type 2 uncontrolled ICD-10  E11.3 Type 1 diabetes mellitus with ophthalmic complications E11.311 …Type 2 dm with unspecified diabetic retinopathy with macular edema E11.319 ... Type 2 dm with unspec diabetic retinopathy without macular edema E11.36 …Type 2 dm with diabetic cataract E11.39 ... Type 2 diabetes mellitus with other diabetic ophthalmic complication E11.65 … Type 2 diabetes mellitus with hyperglycemia Guidelines state:    “The diabetes mellitus codes are combination codes that include the type of diabetes mellitus, the body system affected, and the complications affecting that body system.” “They should be sequenced based on the reasons for a particular encounter.”  “The age of a patient is not the sole determining factor, though most type 1 diabetics develop ...

Type 1 diabetes mellitus Use additional code to identify: Insulin Use (Z79.4) ICD-9    250.53 Diabetes with ophthalmic manifestations type 1 (juv type) uncontrolled ICD-10  E10.3 Type 1 diabetes mellitus with ophthalmic complications E10.311 …Type 1 dm with unspecified diabetic retinopathy with macular edema E10.319 ... Type 1 dm with unspec diabetic retinopathy without macular edema E10.36 …Type 1 dm with diabetic cataract E10.39 ... Type 1 diabetes mellitus with other diabetic ophthalmic complication E10.65 … Type 1 diabetes mellitus with hyperglycemia Guidelines state:    “The diabetes mellitus codes are combination codes that include the type of diabetes mellitus, the body system affected, and the complications affecting that body system.”  “They should be sequenced based on the reasons for a particular encounter.”   “The age of a patient is not the sole determining factor, though most ty...

These are general education comment to assist physicians in recording compliant chart notes on patients. The  Chief Complaint:  This should be a concise statement from the patient that describes the reason for today's encounter. The History of Present Illness  (HPI) :    This consists of a description of the patient's present complaint(s)……..try to include location….quality…..severity…..duration…….timing……context…..modifying factors………..associated signs and symptoms. The Review of Systems (ROS):   This is an inventory of (any/all) body systems,  it is obtained by asking the patient a series of questions in order to identify signs and/or symptoms that the patient may be experiencing or has experienced. The Past/Family/ and/or Social History (PFSH):   Past = illnesses, surgeries, injuries and treatments   Family = a review of medical events, diseases and hereditary conditions that may place the patient at risk   AND   Soc...