Wiki Age related change on CT

[damiankelley3@gmail.com]

I have just recently started Radiology coding and am having some trouble finding a dx to coincide with the impression: "age related changes" The report states small vessel disease and global cerebral volume loss. Do these codes get captured separately or is there a specific code for age related changes?
Thanks!

 

[carlystur]

I don't think "age-related changes" is specific enough in order to code. I'd be perfectly happy to be shown wrong, though, if anybody else has any ideas.

 

[thomas7331]

I agree, 'changes' is too vague to assign a code. An age-related change is not even necessarily an abnormality.