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Know How Linked Conditions Affect Mental Health Coding

Question: The physician diagnosed a teen patient with mixed anxiety and depressive disorder, but I’m confused about how to code that. Can I code them together? Florida subscriber Answer: This is tricky and will likely require you to query the physician to see whether they’ve determined a specific link between the two conditions. Per the AHA ICD-10-CM Coding Clinic (2021, Volume 8, Number 1), [...]
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