Diabetes Documentation and ICD-10-CM Coding_Enduring

Providers are unaware of the ICD-10-CM diabetes code categories and general guidelines for accurate code assignment. This training was developed to educate medical staff on:

  • The importance of the ICD-10-CM diabetes code categories by type and with complications along with general guidelines for accurate code assignment.
  • Increase their competence in identifying opportunities to accurately report ICD-10-CM diabetes codes when complications exist.
  • The need to compliantly document to assign ICD-10-CM codes for accurate diabetes reporting.
  • The appropriate CD-10-CM diabetes code categories and general guidelines for accurate code assignment

Target Audience

Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Physicians, Physician Assistants, and clinical staff.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
  • Describe the main diabetes mellitus (DM) code categories for compliant provider documentation to report the intended diabetes diagnosis for their patient.
  • Recognize the ICD-10-CM code options to report diabetes by type to improve non-specific provider documentation for diabetic type.
  • Learn basic ICD-10-CM coding guidelines to assist providers with compliant documentation to accurately report diabetic complications for their patients.
  • Demonstrate awareness of how diabetic codes report severity of illness based on hierarchical condition categories (HCC) in risk adjustment models..
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 0.25 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 0.25 Attendance
Course opens: 
04/23/2025
Course expires: 
04/23/2028
Part of: 
UPMC Health Plan – Risk Adjustment/HCC Provider Coding Education [CME]
UPMC Health Plan
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
United States

PRESENTER

Marlana R. Tice, BA, CCS-P, CPC, CCS, AHIMA-Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer
Program Director, Risk Adjustment-HCC Coding Education
UPMC Health Plan

PLANNING COMMITTEE

Kalpana Char, MD
AVP, Special Needs Plan Medical Services
UPMC Health Plan
 
Molly Dell, MBA, BSN, RN, CPC
Senior Director, Risk Adjustment Government Rev
UPMC Health Plan
 
CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE
No members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. 

DISCLAIMER STATEMENT

The information presented at this CME program represents the views and opinions of the individual presenters, and does not constitute the opinion or endorsement of, or promotion by, the UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences, UPMC / University of Pittsburgh Medical Center or Affiliates and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.  Reasonable efforts have been taken intending for educational subject matter to be presented in a balanced, unbiased fashion and in compliance with regulatory requirements. However, each program attendee must always use his/her own personal and professional judgment when considering further application of this information, particularly as it may relate to patient diagnostic or treatment decisions including, without limitation, FDA-approved uses and any off-label uses.

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In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.


Physician (CME)

The University of Pittsburgh designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 0.25 contact hour.

Other health care professionals
Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

Available Credit

  • 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 0.25 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 0.25 Attendance
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