Home Health ICD-9/ICD-10 Alert
Reader Questions:
Look To Documentation For Diabetic Manifestations
Published on Mon Aug 25, 2008
Question: How should I code for a diabetic patient with manifestations of peripheral neuropathy and Charcot's foot? -- New York Subscriber Answer: If you have documentation that indicates the peripheral neuropathy and Charcot's foot are manifestations of diabetes, then you should list the following codes: • 250.60 (Diabetes with neurological manifestations; type II or unspecified type, not stated as uncontrolled); • 337.1 (Peripheral autonomic neuropathy in disorders classified elsewhere); and • 713.5 (Arthropathy associated with neurological disorders). Tip: Neurogenic arthropathy is also known as "Charcot's neuropathy" or "rocker foot."
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