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ICD-10-CM Code for Parkinsonism, unspecified G20.C

ICD-10 code G20.C for Parkinsonism, unspecified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the nervous system .

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Official Long Descriptor

Parkinsonism, unspecified
Parkinsonism, NOS
Excludes1: Parkinson's disease NOS (G20.A1)
Parkinson's disease with dyskinesia (G20.B-)
Parkinson's disease without dyskinesia (G20.A-)
secondary parkinsonism (G21.-)

G20

Use additional code, if applicable, to identify:
dementia with anxiety (F02.84, F02.A4, F02.B4, F02.C4)
dementia with behavioral disturbance (F02.81-, F02.A1-, F02.B1-, F02.C1-)
dementia with mood disturbance (F02.83, F02.A3, F02.B3, F02.C3)
dementia with psychotic disturbance (F02.82, F02.A2, F02.B2, F02.C2)
dementia without behavioral disturbance (F02.80, F02.A0, F02.B0, F02.C0)
mild neurocognitive disorder due to known physiological condition (F06.7-)

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