Top 10 Causes of DKA Hospitalization (ICD-10 Codes)

Most internists are taught the three most common causes of hospitalization for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) are infection, infection, infection.  In clinical reality, the three most likely causes of hospitalization for DKA are didn't take insulin, didn't take insulin and didn't take insulin.  With ICD-9, E15.1 could be used to code DKA Hospitalization Due to Noncompliance.  With ICD-10 coding rules, didn't take insulin is not specific enough to code the cause of DKA hospitalization.  The new ICD-10 codes provide a much more detailed look at the causes of DKA leading to hospitalization and will hopefully allow healthcare agencies an enormous amount of your personal data to improve public health.TOP 10 CAUSES OF DKA HOSPITALIZATION (ICD-10 CODES)1)  I forgot to take my insulin because I was Playing Pokemon GO. (E15.1)2)  I forgot to take my insulin because I was twerking  and puking all night. (E15.2)3)  I didn't to take my insulin because I was was nauseated and had abdominal pain and I was light headed and I wasn't eating and I didn't know what my sugar was.  (E15.3)4)  I didn't take my insulin because I didn't f**king feel like it. (E15.4)5)  I ran out of my insulin and couldn't even afford to buy a pack of cigarettes and I didn't have a friend to bum a bottle of insulin off of. (E15.5)6)  I told everyone at the hospital I took my insulin just like I was supposed to but I actually haven't taken it for a week bec...
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