Wiki diabetes mellitus with coincident hypertension

[surajdk]

If Diabetes mellitus with coincident hypertension is mention, which code we can take? E11.59 or E11.9

 

[thomas7331]

'Coincident' means the same as co-existing, which does not imply a causal relationship, so E11.9 would be correct.

 

[surajdk]

'Coincident' means the same as co-existing, which does not imply a causal relationship, so E11.9 would be correct.

thank u thomas , but coincident means he cheking that time condition find so how we can code . E11.9

 

[thomas7331]

thank u thomas , but coincident means he cheking that time condition find so how we can code . E11.9

I would code as E11.9 as I explained above, but if you feel it is still questionable and the coding difference is important enough, then you should query your provider for clarification.