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Coding for Impulse Disorders

Published on Wed Aug 14, 2024

Question: Encounter notes indicate the neurologist was treating a migraine patient who also suffered from “chronic hair plucking.” What is the proper ICD-10 code for this disorder? AAPC Forum Subscriber Answer: The code you’ll want for this condition is F63.3 (Trichotillomania). This is the clinical term for hair plucking. Hair plucking can be a migraine trigger for some patients. The F63.3 code [...]
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