Michael.James927
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Working out of my home office as a Medical Coder came across chart needing help with coding.
A patient with noninsulin dependent diabetes mellitus is admitted to the hospital with pneumonia. The patient's sputum culture shows Group A streptococcus pneumonia. His admission blood glucose is 180. During the hospital stay, the patient's pneumonia is treated with parenteral antibiotics, and he is continued on his usual oral antidiabetic drug. On discharge, the physician documents "streptococcus pneumonia" and "diabetes" as the final diagnoses.
A patient with noninsulin dependent diabetes mellitus is admitted to the hospital with pneumonia. The patient's sputum culture shows Group A streptococcus pneumonia. His admission blood glucose is 180. During the hospital stay, the patient's pneumonia is treated with parenteral antibiotics, and he is continued on his usual oral antidiabetic drug. On discharge, the physician documents "streptococcus pneumonia" and "diabetes" as the final diagnoses.
