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Medical Coding

Category - ICD-10-CM Volumes 1 and 2

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A 35-year-old male with type 1 diabetes, who has an insulin pump, also has diabetic retinopathy without macular edema. He is admitted to the hospital with ketoacidosis without coma. What are the correct ICD-10-CM codes and what is the correct sequence?
  1. E10.10, E10.319, Z79.4
  2. E10.11, E10.319
  3. E10.10, E10.311, Z79.4
  4. E10.11, E10.311
Explanation
Answer: A- E10.10 is the correct code for Type 1 diabetes mellitus with ketoacidosis without coma. E10.319 is the correct code for Type 1 diabetes mellitus with unspecified diabetic retinopathy without macular edema. Code Z79.4 is the code used for patients who routinely use insulin and this patient has an insulin pump.
Code E10.11 is incorrect because this code is for Type 1 diabetes mellitus with ketoacidosis with coma. Code E10.311 is incorrect because this code is for Type 1 diabetes mellitus with unspecified diabetic retinopathy with macular edema.
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