AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2004 Issue 4; VOLUMES 1 AND 2 NEW/REVISED DIAGNOSIS CODES

Lack of Adequate Sleep

Effective October 1, 2004, code V69.4, Lack of adequate sleep, has been created to report inadequate sleep or sleep deprivation. Sleep deprivation is the acute or chronic lack of sufficient sleep. Over time, the lack of sleep may have serious effects on health and relationships. People who lack adequate sleep may lack energy, be depressed or irritable, have problems remembering ordinary things and be more susceptible to illness than others who get enough sleep. Some consequences of sleep deprivation may include car and work accidents and decreased productivity. The effects of sleep deprivation are reversed when the normal...

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