Primary Care Coding Alert

Prepare for 5 ��" not 2 ��" code choices in 2013.You may know the diagnosis codes for ADD and ADHD by heart -- but you'll have to forget them when ICD-10 takes effect. Come Oct. 1, 2013, you'll have five new ADD and ADHD codes applicable to your claims.Under the ICD-9 coding system, you have two general codes for these conditions:314.00 -- Attention deficit disorder, without mention of hyperactivity314.01 -- Attention deficit disorder, with hyperactivity.ICD-10 Changes: Under the ICD-10 coding system, you'll find that your diagnosis coding options are expanded and require more specificity. Your new coding options will be:F90.0 -- Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, predominantly inattentive typeF90.1 -- Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, predominantly hyperactive typeF90.2 -- Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, combined typeF90.8 -- Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, other typeF90.9 -- Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, unspecified type.Documentation: With ICD-10, the physician has a specific code to tell the insurer that the patient has both ADD [...]