Type 1 diab w prolif diab rtnop with trctn dtch n-mcla, unsp

This code signifies a patient with Type 1 diabetes who has developed advanced diabetic retinopathy, specifically proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR), which has led to a tractional retinal detachment. This detachment is located outside the macula, and the specific eye affected is not documented.

Apply this code when documentation clearly indicates Type 1 diabetes, the presence of proliferative diabetic retinopathy, and a tractional retinal detachment that spares the macula. This code is appropriate when the medical record does not specify whether the right or left eye is affected.

• Always confirm the type of diabetes (Type 1 vs. Type 2) and the specific type of diabetic retinopathy.
• Distinguish between tractional and rhegmatogenous retinal detachments; this code is specific to tractional.
• Ensure documentation specifies "not involving the macula" and that the affected eye is unspecified.