You Be the Coder:
Look Beyond F90 for ADD Reporting
Published on Wed May 13, 2020
Question: I am confused by the F90.- codes, particularly which one to use when a patient is diagnosed with attention deficit disorder (ADD) rather than attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). How do I code it, and what do all the other codes describe? Tennessee Subscriber Answer: The F90.- codes are broken down in the following way: F90.0 (Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, predominantly [...]