Billychick
New
Hi, my question is about MEAT to support specifically diabetic complications. If I have a provider coding:
-Type 2 diabetes mellitus with stage 2 chronic kidney disease, without long-term current use of insulin (HCC)
CBC with Differential
Comprehensive Metabolic Panel
Hemoglobin A1C
-Type 2 diabetes mellitus with neuropathy (HCC)
CBC with Differential
Comprehensive Metabolic Panel
Hemoglobin A1C
There is no other documentation in the provider note about CKD or neuropathy. The provider did not drop a code for the CKD separately.
Do the lab orders count as enough 'MEAT' to code both the E11.22 & E11.40? Even though there is no documentation from the provider saying "neuropathy stable" or "CKD stable" for example?
-Type 2 diabetes mellitus with stage 2 chronic kidney disease, without long-term current use of insulin (HCC)
CBC with Differential
Comprehensive Metabolic Panel
Hemoglobin A1C
-Type 2 diabetes mellitus with neuropathy (HCC)
CBC with Differential
Comprehensive Metabolic Panel
Hemoglobin A1C
There is no other documentation in the provider note about CKD or neuropathy. The provider did not drop a code for the CKD separately.
Do the lab orders count as enough 'MEAT' to code both the E11.22 & E11.40? Even though there is no documentation from the provider saying "neuropathy stable" or "CKD stable" for example?