tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2017 Issue 12

Reader Question: Differentiate Anxiety, Depression

Question: Our ED physician treated a patient with insomnia and documented "anxiety depression." The provider has also notes that the patient said she has experienced the anxiety depression disorder a number of times in the last few months. What codes should we use to record this encounter? Supercoder.com Subscriber Answer: Use this ICD-10 coding advice to paint the most accurate picture of the patient's condition for this claim: For the insomnia, you'll report G47.00 (Insomnia, unspecified) with the appropriate ED E/M code This isn't the greatest diagnosis code in terms of specificity, but it's about all...

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