Type 2 diabetes mellitus with oth circulatory complications

This code identifies type 2 diabetes mellitus accompanied by various circulatory system complications not specifically categorized elsewhere. These complications are directly attributable to the patient's diabetic condition and affect blood vessels, blood flow, or other aspects of the circulatory system. This excludes conditions like diabetic retinopathy, nephropathy, or neuropathy, which have their own specific codes.

Apply this code when documentation clearly links type 2 diabetes to circulatory issues such as peripheral vascular disease (PVD) not specified as atherosclerotic, diabetic angiopathy (unspecified type), or other non-specific circulatory disturbances. The physician's notes must explicitly state the causal relationship between the diabetes and the circulatory complication.

• Always sequence the diabetes code first, followed by codes for specific circulatory complications if known and separately identifiable.
• Ensure the documentation specifies "type 2 diabetes" and a circulatory complication that isn't better described by more specific diabetic complication codes (e.g., E11.3x for ophthalmic, E11.2x for renal).
• Avoid using this code if a more specific circulatory complication code with a direct diabetic link is available (e.g., I70.22- for atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with rest pain due to type 2 diabetes).