donnagullikson
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Our radiologists do a lot of duplex scans for the lower extremities. The preoperative diagnosis given is bilateral lower extremity arterial insufficiency and right forefoot ischemia with tissue loss and nonhealing ulceration to the plantar surface and PAD. Findings do support the preoperative diagnosis above but I'm also given the patient has type 2 diabetes mellitus embedded in the paperwork.
If I wasn't given the patient had diabetes I would have coded it L97.411 and I73.9. My question on the above is do I use E11.621 now that I know the patient has diabetes or does the physician have to state diabetic foot ulcer?????????????
Thanks in advance,
If I wasn't given the patient had diabetes I would have coded it L97.411 and I73.9. My question on the above is do I use E11.621 now that I know the patient has diabetes or does the physician have to state diabetic foot ulcer?????????????
Thanks in advance,
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