Drug/chem diab w neuro comp w diab autonm (poly)neuropathy

This code identifies diabetes mellitus that has been caused by a drug or chemical, specifically when the patient also presents with neurological complications in the form of diabetic autonomic polyneuropathy. This condition involves damage to the nerves that control involuntary bodily functions, directly resulting from the drug-induced diabetes.

Use this code when documentation clearly links the onset of diabetes to a specific drug or chemical exposure, and the patient exhibits symptoms and diagnostic findings consistent with autonomic neuropathy. This is applicable when the autonomic neuropathy is a direct neurological complication of the drug-induced diabetic state.

• Ensure documentation explicitly states the diabetes is drug or chemical induced, not type 1 or type 2.
• Verify that the neurological complication is specifically autonomic polyneuropathy, not another type of diabetic neuropathy.
• Sequence this code as the primary diagnosis when the drug-induced diabetes with autonomic neuropathy is the reason for the encounter.