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ICD-10-CM Code for Other symptoms and signs involving appearance and behavior R46.8

ICD-10 code R46.8 for Other symptoms and signs involving appearance and behavior 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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Other symptoms and signs involving appearance and behavior

R46

Excludes1: appearance and behavior in schizophrenia, schizotypal and delusional disorders (F20-F29)
mental and behavioral disorders (F01-F99)

 
R46.8 Other symptoms and signs involving appearance and behavior
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Obsessive-compulsive behavior
Child Code
Other symptoms and signs involving appearance and behavior

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What is the appropriate use of F32.A?
Hi Alvesey:D I have been told if it is Chronic Depression use dx F32A. It is not major problem for the patient but just kinda in a blue funky way. Whereas if it is recurrent depression use dx F33 and... [ Read More ]
Criteria for Inpatient/Outpatient facilities
Hi Jwilkes,:) The beh health patient will be referred to substance abuse treatment center or inpatient status facility by a LCSW, LPC or Psychiatrists or MD provider family doc or EMR doc. They have t... [ Read More ]
CPT codes for inpatient substance abuse MAT treatment, mostly with suboxone and subutex.
Hi Taliafate Ensure document properly, listing medication prescribed given, and dx range from F11 to F14 F16 F17 linking with description of care given. Medicare coverage is lsited as such...there are... [ Read More ]
Inpatient Substance Abuse
[QUOTE="TThivierge, post: 513315, member: 216725"] Hi Laylaykali, It seems you are doing this correctly with CPT 90791 and inpt psych codes 99231 -99233, but no idea of HCPCS to use in that setting. U... [ Read More ]
Inpatient Substance Abuse
Hi Laylaykali, It seems you are doing this correctly with CPT 90791 and inpt psych codes 99231 -99233, but no idea of HCPCS to use in that setting. Understand MD, PA, DO psychiatrist and psychologist ... [ Read More ]
Substance Dependence Code Capture
Hi MReed63? Dependence mental health for substance abuse means the patient is using and must be in the providers notations. If a pt. is on medications for a certain condition, provider should add the... [ Read More ]
Colon Polyps New Excludes 1 Note
[SIZE=7][B]New Guidance on Excludes1 for ICD-10-CM Effective October 1, 2016[/B][/SIZE] [I] Posted By [URL='https://ionhealthcarepulse.com/author/brianboyce/']Bria... [ Read More ]
too much time spent deciding to perform procedure
yes you can use prolonged time if well documented and all face to face with provider. however without more diagnosis to indicate the nature of the prolonged time you will have a hard time with reimbu... [ Read More ]
behavior concern in child
Coding help ! our providers have been using code R46.89 - other symptoms and signs involving apperance and behavior for behavior concern in child. I am not sure i agree with this code . I am thinking... [ Read More ]
BH Diagnosis
I am new to this specialty on top of having to handle how Medicaid prefers to use H codes(I think I have this under control) :) But, we are trying to get a handle on the diagnosis codes as to which c... [ Read More ]
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