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Look for Disturbances Before Choosing Dementia Dx

Published on Mon Oct 13, 2025

Question: Encounter notes indicate a patient is diagnosed with severe vascular dementia. The provider notes that the patient exhibits “rocking, profanity, and is obsessed with knowing where the exits are.” Is there an ICD-10-CM code that represents this specific type of dementia? AAPC Forum Subscriber Answer: Yes, there is a specific code for this patient: F01.C11 (Vascular dementia, severe, with [...]
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