Pregnant women who are diabetic should be assigned a code from the 024 categories first, followed by the appropriate diabetes codes in the E08 to E13 range. For gestational diabetes (diabetes that occurs during pregnancy) women should be assigned a code under the 024.4 subheading and not any ot...
pregnancygestational diabetesInternational Classification of Diseasemedical recordssensitivity and specificityBackgroundStanhope, Kaitlyn K.Joseph, Naima T.Platner, MarissaHutchison, CiaraWen, ShawnLaboe, AdrienneLabgold, KatieJamieson, Denise J.Boulet, Sheree L....
For each code under category 250 there is a use additional code note for the manifestation that is specific for that particular diabetic manifestation. Should a patient have more than one manifestation of diabetes, more than one code from category 250 may be used with as many manifestation codes...
Patterns of clinician diagnosis leading to the assignment of ICD-9 discharge codes for gestational diabetesJacinda Mawson Nicklas