Wiki Coding for diabetes

[wentzks]

Do diabetes codes trump all others?

For example:

Patient has uncontrolled diabetes but we are seeing him in the hospital for a prosthetic joint infection, would his diabetes be the primary diagnosis code or would the PJI be primary?

Thanks!

 

[devinmajor14]

Do diabetes codes trump all others?

For example:

Patient has uncontrolled diabetes but we are seeing him in the hospital for a prosthetic joint infection, would his diabetes be the primary diagnosis code or would the PJI be primary?

Thanks!

PJI would be the primary dx code.

 

[wentzks]

PJI would be the primary dx code.

Thanks so much!