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ICD-10-CM Code for Age-related cognitive decline R41.81

ICD-10 code R41.81 for Age-related cognitive decline is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified .

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Age-related cognitive decline
Senility NOS

R41

Excludes1: dissociative [conversion] disorders (F44.-)
mild cognitive impairment of uncertain or unknown etiology (G31.84)

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