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Wiki Link DIAGNOSIS?

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veloso

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Hi,
I'm still confused when a patient has the following diagnosis of; HTN, DM, AND KIDNEY DISEASES such as; CRD, ESRD, etc.
My question??? if we AUTOMATICALLY LINK the Kidney Disease to HTN AND DM....OR the provider should states, 'DUE TO' or we have to QUERY the provider EVERYTIME?

Thank you
 
The provider must state if the kidney disease is due to the diabetes, but the coder auto links the HTN to the kidney disease, you cannot code N18 with I10 this must be combined to an I12 code with the N18.
 
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