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Details Matter With New Dementia Dx

Published on Tue May 16, 2023

Question: A patient who suffers from mild vascular dementia has exhibited some aggressive physical behaviors: shouting at family, threatening behavior, and unusual aggression. Is there a way to code for these behaviors? Florida Subscriber Answer: There is now, thanks to the expansion of the vascular dementia section of ICD-10. In 2023, ICD-10 updated this section of the code book to include different [...]
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