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

Mental Disorders Changes

Effective October 1, 2004, a significant number of changes have been made to the code titles for conditions classified to Chapter 5, Mental Disorders (290-319). The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition, text revision (DSM-IV-TR), is used by clinicians, researchers and administrators in the mental health services field to communicate and record diagnostic information. Over the years, the diagnostic terminology in the DSM has evolved in order to keep pace with current clinical usage. Although the diagnostic codes used in the DSM were originally taken from the ICD-9-CM, the diagnostic terminology used in chapter 5 of...

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