A patient had a partial pancreatectomy for chronic pancreatitis and has now developed postpancreatectomy diabetes mellitus along with diabetic nephrosis.

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- E89.1: Postprocedural endocrine and metabolic disorder, unspecified
- E13.21: Other specified diabetes mellitus with diabetic nephropathy
- Z90.411: Acquired absence of pancreas
- Y83.6: Other specified surgical procedures and interventions, complications of procedure, not elsewhere classified.

The patient had a partial pancreatectomy (Z90.411) which resulted in postpancreatectomy diabetes mellitus (E13.21) and diabetic nephrosis (E89.1). The Y83.6 code is also included to indicate that the complications are a result of a previous surgical procedure. The correct code combination is C.

A Patient Had a Partial Pancreatectomy for Chronic Pancreatitis and Has