Neurosurgery Coding Alert
Remember Code First Notes for Neuro Disorder
Question: The surgeon treats a patient with mild neurocognitive disorder due to Parkinson’s disease. Is there a single ICD-10 code for this condition? Codify by AAPC Subscriber Answer: No, you’ll need a pair of diagnosis codes to complete the picture of this patient’s condition. On the claim, report G20 (Parkinson’s disease) along with F06.7 (Mild neurocognitive disorder due to known physiological condition) to represent the neurocognitive disorder. More about F06.7: ICD-10 reminds coders to “Code first the underlying physiological condition, such as:
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