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Question #: 21
Topic #: 5
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A patient is diagnosed with diabetic polyneuropathy.
Using ICD-10-CM coding guidelines, what ICD-10-CM coding is reported?

  • A. E10.42
  • B. E11.9, G62.9
  • C. E10.9, G62.9
  • D. E11.42
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Sanarana1122
3 weeks, 4 days ago
Selected Answer: D
According to ICD-10-CM coding guidelines, the code for diabetic polyneuropathy is E11.42 (for type 2 diabetes mellitus with diabetic polyneuropathy) or E10.42 (for type 1 diabetes mellitus with diabetic polyneuropathy).
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millieecheve
1 month, 1 week ago
In the guidelines it specifies that "If the type of diabetes mellitus is not documented in the medical record the default is E.-, Type 2 diabetes mellitus.
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Crit99
9 months ago
It was never stated what type of diabetes it was, I got confused.
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