Diabetes Coding Practice Based on ACS

True/False Questions

1. IH is also know as prediabetes TRUE

2. DM and IH should always be coded when documented, DM coded as history-FALSE
3. Sweat gland is an endocrine gland-FALSE
4. T1DM is characterized by a total or near total absence of insulin production TRUE
5. treatment with insulin does not determine the type of diabetes and does not indicate
insulin dependency. FALSE-Because even type 2 patients also takes insulin.
6. Do not assign Z92.22 where insulin therapy for Type 1 DM-TRUE
7. DM or IH in pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium that predates the pregnancy is classified to category
O24 Diabetes mellitus in pregnancy: TRUE
8. Type 2 diabetes mellitus with poor control E11.65 TRUE
9. Type 1 diabetes mellitus with ketoacidosis, without coma E11.11
10. Hypothyroidism due to medicaments needs 2 codes? TRUE-Code also from chapter 20
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