ICD-10:
Don't Be Disturbed by Additional Codes for Disturbances of Smell and Taste Sensation
Published on Tue Jul 15, 2014
ICD-10 will teach you to code based on the specific condition. An estimate of about 2 million Americans suffer from smell and taste disorders – also called olfactory dysfunctions. When your otolaryngologist diagnoses a patient with a disturbance in her sense of smell or taste, you have a single code to report: 781.1 (Disturbances of sensation of smell and taste). [...]