AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 1996 Fourth Quarter

Organic Anxiety Syndrome

A new code has been created to capture organic anxiety syndrome. Prior to October 1, 1996, anxiety due to organic disease was coded to 293.89, Other specified transient organic mental disorders, other. This condition is characterized by clinically significant anxiety that is judged to be due to the direct physiological effects of a general medical condition. Symptoms may include prominent, generalized anxiety symptoms, panic attacks, obsessions or compulsions. Record documentation would reflect that the disturbance is the direct physiological consequence of a general medical condition. 293 Transient organic psychotic conditions 293.8 Other specified transient organic mental disorders...

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