Author Question: When coding secondary diabetes, which of the following is NOT true? A) Sequence the underlying ... (Read 19 times)

mcmcdaniel · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

When coding secondary diabetes, which of the following is NOT true?

A) Sequence the underlying cause first.
B) Secondary diabetes is also known as type II diabetes.
C) There is an instructional note in the Tabular List that states, Code first drug or chemical.
D) Sequence the code for the secondary diabetes as an additional code.

Question 2

When multiple coding is required in Chapter 4, Endocrine, Nutritional, and Metabolic Diseases, there is a singular rule which dictates sequencing.

A) True
B) False