The patient was hydrated and, as aresult, his blood sugar decreased from more than 600 to normal levels. The patient wasdischarged with the diagnosis of diabetic ketoacidosis, type 1.What code(s) are assigned for this admission? CD-10-CM Code(s) with POA Indicator: E10.10-Y, E86.0-Y...
In the United States, all health care providers must furnish an ICD-9 code to justify the medical necessity of a diagnostic test. For example, if a urinecytologytest is ordered for a patient with hematuria, the patient’s physician will furnish ICD-9 code 599.7x (which, as noted, denotes...