AAPC FNP Certification Exam Review - Chapter 4

If a diabetic patient uses insulin, and the type of diabetes is not documented, what type of diabetes would be coded according to ICD-10-CM guidelines? - Type 2 According to the ICD-10-CM guidelines, how is bilateral glaucoma of the same type and stage reported? - A bilateral code can be used to report the type of glaucoma and the stage of glaucoma. According to ICD-10-CM guidelines, when a patient is seen for management of anemia due to malignancy, how is it reported? - The malignancy is reported first, followed by the code for the anemia. What does the 4 th character in diabetes mellitus diabetes codes indicate? - Any complication associated with diabetes When the type of diabetes mellitus is not documented in the medical note, what is used as the default type? - Type 2 A 32 year-old patient with an ophthalmoplegic migraine is not responding to medication and is admitted to the observation unit. What ICD-10-CM code is reported? - G43.B1