Drug/chem diabetes w oth diabetic kidney complication

This code signifies diabetes mellitus that has been caused by a drug or chemical agent, and the patient is experiencing a kidney complication directly attributable to this drug-induced diabetes. This includes conditions like diabetic nephropathy, chronic kidney disease, or other specified renal manifestations arising from the drug-induced hyperglycemia.

Apply this code when documentation clearly states that diabetes was induced by a medication or chemical exposure, and there's an associated kidney complication. Supporting documentation should include the specific drug or chemical implicated and a diagnosis of a diabetic kidney complication.

• Always sequence the drug or chemical causing the diabetes (T36-T65 with 5th or 6th character of 5) as a secondary diagnosis.
• Do not use this code for diabetes due to underlying genetic defects or other specified causes; those have distinct codes.
• Ensure the documentation explicitly links the kidney complication to the drug-induced diabetes, not to other co-existing conditions.