In researching these and reviewing synonyms, etc., on several different sites, it. In this instance, do not associate the diabetes with the gangrene (eg, do not report code e11.51, type 2 diabetes mellitus with peripheral angiopathy without gangrene. would someone please help me to interpret this? Diabetes with peripheral angiopathy question
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Coding professionals would like to know what constitutes diabetic peripheral angiopathy
And if peripheral arteriosclerosis or peripheral vascular disease in a diabetic patient is considered peripheral angiopathy?
All of the codes in that category are combination codes which capture both the diabetes and the complication so it would be redundant (and incorrect coding) to add an additional code for unspecified pvd. The only diabetes code that states with gangrene is for peripheral angiopathy with gangrene If the patient has this condition and the diabetic foot ulcers, then code both conditions and you may use the peripheral angiopathy with gangrene first listed. As per exclude2 guideline in the conventions.
Report additional codes to capture the peripheral angiopathy and neurological complications of diabetes
