Q&A: Sequencing ESRD, HTN, CHF, and diabetes. Code I13.2, Hypertensive heart and chronic kidney disease with heart failure and with stage 5 chronic kidney disease or ESRD, is a combination code that represents all three conditions found under DRGs 291-293, Heart Failure and Shock as a principal diagnosis.
Q&A: Sequencing ESRD, HTN, CHF, and diabetes. Code E11.22, Type 2 Diabetes mellitus with diabetic chronic kidney disease, also has a “use additional code” to identify the stage of the chronic kidney disease (N18.1-N18.6). If both the diabetes and HTN are identified as contributing to the ESRD, there is nothing wrong with coding both combinations.
Code E11.22, Type 2 Diabetes mellitus with diabetic chronic kidney disease, also has a “use additional code” to identify the stage of the chronic kidney disease (N18.1-N18.6). If both the diabetes and HTN are identified as contributing to the ESRD, there is nothing wrong with coding both combinations.
Hypertension in chronic kidney disease with end stage renal disease on dialysis due to type 2 diabetes mellitus hypertensive chronic kidney disease ( I12.-, I13.-) Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
E11. 22, Type 2 diabetes mellitus with diabetic CKD.
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1, If both a stage of CKD and ESRD are documented, the coding professional would assign code N18. 6 (ESRD) only.
It is true you wouldn't code both. Diabetic nephropathy is a specific subset of CKD. It is an advanced renal disease due to microvascular damage from hyperglycemia, manifested by proteinuria.
22 for Type 2 diabetes mellitus with diabetic chronic kidney disease is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases .
End Stage Renal Disease ESRD is reported as 585.6 in ICD-9-CM and N18. 6 in ICD-10-CM. Additional guidance is provided in ICD-10-CM under N18. 6 to use additional codes to identify dialysis status (Z99.
If left untreated, CKD can progress to kidney failure and early cardiovascular disease. When the kidneys stop working, dialysis or kidney transplant is needed for survival. Kidney failure treated with dialysis or kidney transplant is called end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Learn more about ESRD.
When both acute renal failure and ESRD are clearly documented in the record, both conditions are to be coded.
End-stage renal failure, also known as end-stage renal disease (ESRD), is the final, permanent stage of chronic kidney disease, where kidney function has declined to the point that the kidneys can no longer function on their own.
If you look in the alphabetical index under diabetes/diabetic with neuropathy it is E11. 40 (type 2 DM with diabetic neuropathy, unspecified). You cannot go with E11. 42 because that is specifically with polyneuropathy which is not documented.
ICD-10 code Z99. 11 for Dependence on respirator [ventilator] status is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Factors influencing health status and contact with health services .
ICD-10 Code Z79. 4, Long-term (current) use of insulin should be assigned to indicate that the patient uses insulin for Type 2 diabetes mellitus (Category E11* codes). Z79. 4 should NOT be used for Type 1 diabetes mellitus (Category E10* codes).
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM N18.6 became effective on October 1, 2021.
Hypertension concurrent and due to end stage renal disease on dialysis due to type 2 diabetes mellitus
Chronic kidney disease due to type 2 diabetes mellitus with hyperparathyroidism due to end stage renal disease on dialysis
If the provider had documented “ESRD due to diabetic nephropathy and hypertension,” the appropriate codes would have been E11.21, Type 2 diabetes with diabetic nephropathy, I12.0 Hypertensive chronic kidney disease with stage 5 chronic kidney disease, and N18.6, End-stage renal disease. It is often difficult to sort out which disease process is the dominant cause, and likely, they both have an impact and share responsibility. In this case, however, the provider linked the ESRD to diabetes and listed hypertension as a separate diagnosis, so I agree with not assuming linkage.
In the next related question, the patient has acute pyelonephritis and nephrolithiasis, and the advice is to use two codes: N10, Acute pyelonephritis, and N 20.0, Calculus of kidney.
T84.54XA, Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal left knee prosthesis, initial encounter , is most assuredly appropriate for this patient. I hope the Coding Clinic prints a retraction or correction as they did for the next situation.
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is often multifactorial, and the combination of diabetes and hypertension often leads to CKD. In fact, control of blood pressure in the presence of diabetes is considered more important than glycemic control (see Diabetic Kidney Disease: Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes, by Jerry Yee, ...
It is true you wouldn’t code both. Diabetic nephropathy is a specific subset of CKD. It is an advanced renal disease due to microvascular damage from hyperglycemia, manifested by proteinuria. I again refer you to the article referenced above; diabetic kidney disease includes diabetic nephropathy and other parenchymal kidney diseases, ...
Code E11.22, Type 2 Diabetes mellitus with diabetic chronic kidney disease, also has a “use additional code” to identify the stage of the chronic kidney disease (N18.1-N18.6). If both the diabetes and HTN are identified as contributing to the ESRD, there is nothing wrong with coding both combinations. If it appears the patient will now be dialysis dependent, make sure it’s documented well for the coder.
A: You are not the only one struggling with some of the new guidelines and assumed relationships in ICD-10. Although there are numerous assumed relationships in ICD-10, sometimes between two or even three different conditions, we want to make sure to review the documentation in the medical record to make sure they are related and not due to another unrelated condition.
Both HTN and diabetes may be the cause of ESRD and may require a query to clarify the cause. Often, when queried for clarification, the physician may not be able to determine which condition ultimately is the cause for the ESRD and may document that it is multifactorial in nature.
ESRD in type 1 diabetes in pregnancy is coded O24.01-, pre-existing type 1 diabetes mellitus in pregnancy. There's an instructional note with O24.01 that says to "use additional code from category E10 to further identify any manifestations". To add the specificity, we add E10.22, type 1 diabetes with diabetic chronic kidney disease and, following another "use additional code" note there, N18.6 for ESRD.
It's similar for hypertensive ESRD in pregnancy. Use code O10.21- , Pre-existing hypertensive chronic kidney disease complicating pregnancy, and then follow the "use additional code" note to add I12.0, Hypertensive chronic kidney disease with stage 5 chronic kidney disease or end stage renal disease, pus N18.6.
The issue, of course, is what is the difference between category O26 for ‘other conditions predominantly related to pregnancy ’ versus category O99 for ‘other maternal diseases classifiable elsewhere but complicating pregnancy?’ Here's the rule of thumb: codes in category O26 are generally for obstetrical conditions complicating the pregnancy, like diseases that result from pregnancy or are intrinsically linked to pregnancy. In contrast, codes in category O99 are for non- obstetrical conditions that complicate the pregnancy , like pre-existing disorders or non-pregnancy-related conditions that arise during the pregnancy and complicate it.
But Jodi pointed out that the name of this particular code was “Pregnancy related renal disease” which indicated to her that it is intended to capture renal disease related specifically to the pregnancy.
In contrast, codes in category O99 are for non- obstetrical conditions that complicate the pregnancy, like pre-existing disorders or non-pregnancy-related conditions that arise during the pregnancy and complicate it.
What kinds of renal conditions go to O26.83? According to the Index, it's conditions such as nephritis, glomerular disease, and nephropathy, also generic uremia in pregnancy. The Index does list O26.83 for pregnancy complicated by renal disease or failure but it's for renal disease or failure Not Elsewhere Classified.
Diabetes mellitus, hypertension, cystic kidney disease, urologic conditions, and external causes such as trauma and toxins, all may cause kidney failure. When kidneys cease to filter wastes and extra fluid from the bloodstream, renal failure is considered to be permanent and consideration must be given to hemodialysis and/or kidney transplantation.
A common complication of kidney transplant is rejection of the transplanted organ. The body’s immune system, or defense mechanism, recognizes that something foreign is in the body and tries to destroy it
It is appropriate to assign 996.81 when the kidney transplant is being rejected by the patient, or if there are any other complications or diseases that affect the function of the transplant. You must assign two codes to completely describe the impact on the transplanted kidney.
Kidney transplantation is a treatment option for most patients with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). The procedure may be deceased-donor (cadaveric) or living-donor transplantation. Living-donor renal transplants may be genetically related (living-related) or non-related (living-unrelated) transplants.
Physicians may also document in the medical record of the post-kidney transplant recipient ESRD. Coders should pay special attention to this diagnosis because the physician may be indicating a past history of ESRD. The kidney transplantation was initially performed to improve the patient’s kidney function, and it would be unlikely that patient would still have ESRD. Physician clarification is required, as the addition of 585.6 End stage renal disease is a major complication/comorbidity, and can significantly affect the MS-DRG assignment.
Follow the instructions in the Tabular List of ICD-10-CM for proper sequencing of these diagnosis codes. For example, if a patient has secondary diabetes as a result of Cushing’s syndrome and no other manifestations, report code E24.9 Cushing’s syndrome, unspecified, followed by E08.9 Diabetes mellitus due to underlying condition without manifestations. If a patient is diagnosed with secondary diabetes due to the adverse effects of steroids, report codes E09.9 Drug or chemical induced diabetes without complications and T38.0X5A Adverse effect of glucocorticoids and synthetic analogues, initial encounter.
If you look in the Alphabetic Index under E11.9 Diabetes/type 2/with, you’ll find codes that describe type 2 diabetes with amyotrophy (E11.44), arthropathy NEC (E11.618), autonomic (poly) neuropathy (E11.43), cataract (E11.36), Charcot’s joints (E11.610) , chronic kidney disease (E11 .22) , etc.
Report encounters related to pregnancy and diabetes using codes in Chapter 15 Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Puerperium. If a pregnant woman has pre-existing diabetes that complicates the pregnancy, Chapter 15 guidelines instruct us to assign a code from O24 first, followed by the appropriate diabetes code (s) from Chapter 4 (E08–E13). Report codes Z79.4 or Z79.84 if applicable.
Codes for gestational diabetes are in subcategory O24.4. These codes include treatment modality — diet alone, oral hypoglycemic drugs, insulin — so you do not need to use an additional code to specify medication management. Do not assign any other codes from category O24 with the O24.4 subcategory codes.
Secondary diabetes — DM that results as a consequence of another medical condition — is addressed in Chapter 4 guidelines. These codes, found under categories E08, E09, and E13, should be listed first, followed by the long-term therapy codes for insulin or oral hypoglycemic agents.
Type 1.5 diabetes is a form of diabetes in which an adult has features of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. These patients have also been described with the terms “latent autoimmune diabetes of adults” (LADA), and “slow-progressing type 1 diabetes.” The condition has also been called “double” diabetes, because individuals demonstrate both the autoimmune destruction of beta cells of type 1 diabetes and the insulin resistance characteristic of type 2 diabetes. People with type 1.5 diabetes have autoantibodies to insulin-producing beta cells and gradually lose their insulin-producing capability, requiring insulin within 5–10 years of diagnosis.