Pediatric Coding Alert

Tip: Code range for these conditions will expand from just two codes in ICD-9 to five codes as of 2013.You may know the diagnosis codes for ADD and ADHD by heart--but you'll be able to push those ICD-9 codes out of your mind when Oct. 1, 2013 rolls around. That's when ICD-10 will take effect, making new ADD and ADHD codes applicable to your claims.Under the ICD-9 coding system, pediatric coders are familiar with the following codes for these conditions:314.00--Attention deficit disorder, without mention of hyperactivity314.01--Attention deficit disorder, with hyperactivityKnow These ICD-10 Changes: Under the ICD-10 coding system, you'll find that your diagnosis coding options are expanded and require more specificity, with the following codes as options:F90.0 -- Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, predominantly inattentive typeF90.1 -- Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, predominantly hyperactive typeF90.2 -- Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, combined typeF90.8 -- Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, other typeF90.9 -- Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, unspecified typeDocumentation: With [...]