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

a. Sequence the underlying condition first.

b. Secondary diabetes is also known as type II diabetes.

c. An instructional note in the Tabular List states, "Code first drug or chemical."

d. Sequence the code for the secondary diabetes as an additional code.

Answer

B) Secondary diabetes is also known as type II diabetes.

Explanation:

Coders are those responsible for the determining the specific occurrence of the disease such as diabetic nephropathy, ketoacidosis and others, they determine if the disease is in controlled or uncontrolled state.

This carried out by medical staff

with the knowledge of cause of diabetes.

During coding An instructional note in the Tabular List states, "Code first drug or chemicals, and the code is usually sequenced for the secondary diabetes as an additional code.

The underlying causes for secondary diabetes are listed below;

1) pancreatitis, hemochromatosis disorder, when the pancreas is infected or got damaged, it could be as a result of malnutrition or disorder in the beta cells for insulin.

2) Disorderliness of the Endocrine system in the body, also when the growth hormones in the body is too much.

3) when someone is having hepatitis C and other liver disease that has not be treated for long