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Remember Secondary Dx for These Huntington’s Patients

Published on Tue Dec 09, 2025

Question: A patient reports to the neurologist with a diagnosis of Huntington’s disease. Encounter notes indicate another diagnosis of dementia with anxiety. What is Huntington’s disease, and how many ICD-10-CM codes should I report for this patient? Connecticut Subscriber Answer: You’ll report a pair of diagnosis codes for this patient. First, use G10 (Huntington’s disease) to represent the patient’s Huntington’s [...]
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