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hello, I am hoping you can help with this.
if there is documentation of the Diabetes and the PVD but they have also documented atherosclerosis of the extremity, would you code the I70 code in addition to the E11.51?
There is a lot of conflicting documentation about this topic of coding the additional code.
So, is the atherosclerosis considered a more specified form and included or would it be coded in addition to.
Also, if there is Diabetes with atherosclerosis of the extremity, would you code the E11.51 and the additional I70 code? Or would it be included with the E11.51 code?
thanks
Phyllis
if there is documentation of the Diabetes and the PVD but they have also documented atherosclerosis of the extremity, would you code the I70 code in addition to the E11.51?
There is a lot of conflicting documentation about this topic of coding the additional code.
So, is the atherosclerosis considered a more specified form and included or would it be coded in addition to.
Also, if there is Diabetes with atherosclerosis of the extremity, would you code the E11.51 and the additional I70 code? Or would it be included with the E11.51 code?
thanks
Phyllis