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ICD-10-CM Code for Delirium due to known physiological condition F05

ICD-10 code F05 for Delirium due to known physiological condition is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders .

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Delirium due to known physiological condition
Acute or subacute brain syndrome
Acute or subacute confusional state (nonalcoholic)
Acute or subacute infective psychosis
Acute or subacute organic reaction
Acute or subacute psycho-organic syndrome
Delirium of mixed etiology
Delirium superimposed on dementia
Sundowning
Code first the underlying physiological condition, such as:
dementia (F03.9-)
Excludes1: delirium NOS (R41.0)
Excludes2: delirium tremens alcohol-induced or unspecified (F10.231, F10.921)

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Need dx help from experienced mental health coders--please help!!
[QUOTE="mitchellde, post: 376547, member: 30657"]I am not sure how you are looking it up but in the Alpha section delirium (acute, subacute) defaults to R41.0, since the provider does not give you a c... [ Read More ]
Need dx help from experienced mental health coders--please help!!
I should have been more specific. Acute delirium due to unknown etiology in ICD10 index shows F05....But F05 in tabular section shows delirium due to known physiological condition and requires code f... [ Read More ]
Need dx help from experienced mental health coders--please help!! coding condition f05 primary uncertain
I am assigned the coding for the neuropsychologist at our health care organization, and I have very little experience in this area. I'm having an obstacle when it comes to diagnosis coding for CPT 9... [ Read More ]
icd10 code F05 code condition etiology icd10 unknown
Provider documented 'patient is acutely delirious, etiology unclear'. ICD10 code is F05, delirium, unknown etiology. Tabular section of ICD10 instructs to code first the underlying physiological con... [ Read More ]
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