You Be the Coder:
Don’t Be Confused by Provisional Tic Syndrome
Published on Mon Feb 06, 2023
Question: Encounter notes indicate that the physician treated a patient suffering from “provisional tic syndrome.” Is this the same as Tourette’s disorder, in terms of ICD-10 code selection? Missouri Subscriber Answer: No, provisional tic syndrome is synonymous with transient tic disorder, which you’d code with F95.0 (Transient tic disorder). The ICD-10 code for Tourette’s disorder is F95.2 (Tourette’s disorder). If the notes [...]