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Forearm dermatitis with DM

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Thangamani

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Hello All,

Kindly clarify can we code E11.620 for the below scenario:confused::confused:,

HPI: Pt presents for HTN and forearm dermatitis.

Exam : Upper extremity dermatitis.

Ass: Diabetes
CKD
Dermatitis
HTN.
 
when you look in the alpha section of the codebook you see that diabetes is followed by the word with.. any condition listed under the word with is automatically causal.
for your scenario this will include the dermatitis as well as the CKD. So you would need the E11.620 as well as the E11.22 as well as the I12.9 and the N18.9
 
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