ICD-10-CM Coding Diabetic Ulcers Explained!!!

Learn how to correctly code Diabetic Ulcers in ICD-10!!! In this video I explain what you need to know about how diabetic ulcers are coded. Whether you are a student just starting to learn medical coding or already working in the HIM field and want to improve your medical coding skills, my quick tips and tricks videos will elevate your coding skills and boost your confidence. Let's dive in and happy coding!
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[@MyCodingDiary]

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[@medicalcodingclarified]

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[@vadiginavenkateswararao8479]

Thank you so much for your videos, they are really very helpful to us.
Ankle and heel ulcers come under hindfoot location, can we assume these ankle and heel ulcers as diabetic ulcers? Kindly clarify.
Thank you.

[@medicalcodingclarified]

Heel ulcers may be automatically linked to diabetes since the heel is part of the foot, but ulcers of the ankle are classified to the lower limb, not specifically the foot so ankle ulcers do not have the same automatic link to diabetes.

[@vibiscreations7437]

Hi im having a doubt,, for example right lower extremity ulcer in examination mentioned,, and in assessment diabetes there in this case we can append code like E11.622 and L97.919?
Pls clarify..

[@medicalcodingclarified]

No. The only ulcer that you can automatically link to diabetes is a foot ulcer. This is because when you look in the alphabetic index the term "foot ulcer" is linked to diabetes by the word "with." The ulcer would need to be specifically documented as being on the foot. Documentation of being on the lower extremity is not specific enough. I would recommend a query to clarify if the lower extremity ulcer is related to the Diabetes if it hasn't been specified in the record.

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[@medicalcodingclarified]

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[@medicalcodingclarified]

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