Chapter IV - Endocrine
Diabetes mellitus
Diabetes codes are largely combination codes that already include the documented complication.
What this means in practice
- Select the code that matches the documented type and complication rather than coding the complication separately.
- Where the classification uses dual classification for an ophthalmic or renal manifestation, sequence the diabetes (dagger) code first.
Where the explorer applies it
degenerative
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Canadian Institute for Health Information. Canadian Coding Standards for Version 2022 ICD-10-CA and CCI. Ottawa, ON: CIHI; 2022. CIHI codes and classifications
Canadian Institute for Health Information. Canadian Coding Standards for Version 2022 ICD-10-CA and CCI. Ottawa, ON: CIHI; 2022. CIHI codes and classifications