ICD-9 code 318.1 for Severe intellectual disabilities is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES (317-319).
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I would just use I69.318. The symptom code shouldn't be coded in addition because the code description already encompasses that, and also because there's an excludes1 note on R41.84- instructing that... [ Read More ]
Does anyone know the ICD-10-CM code for "cognitive communication deficit" as a sequela of cerebral infarction? I need a ICD-10-CM code for "cognitive communication deficit" as a sequela of cerebral i... [ Read More ]
[QUOTE="SharonCollachi, post: 474424, member: 654943"]
[URL='https://www.aapc.com/discuss/threads/a-new-patient-and-old-problem.27555/']This is a bit of an old thread from this site[/URL], but it addr... [ Read More ]
[URL='https://www.aapc.com/discuss/threads/a-new-patient-and-old-problem.27555/']This is a bit of an old thread from this site[/URL], but it addresses pretty much the same issue.
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This is the job posting Lynn was talking about at last night's meeting.
[B]We've made a lot of progress since opening the doors in 1942, but one thing has never changed - our commitment to serve, he... [ Read More ]
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[b]Dementia With head injury[/b]
I would code CVA, Vascular dementia, then head/brain injury. F02.80 is coded with specific physiological conditions so if physician lists that, you can have both. Oth... [ Read More ]