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Anxiety related to cancer diagnosis?

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My providers often address the patient's anxiety related to their new cancer diagnosis. What code would you use for this?

F43.22 - Adjustment disorder with anxiety
F06.4 - Anxiety disorder due to known physiological condition

Based on this definition of adjustment disorders, I am leaning toward F43.22. I couldn't find anything in AHA Coding Clinic, so any additional references would be appreciated!
 
You should quiz your provider on the cause of the patient's anxiety. If the actual diagnosis is the cause (i.e. the anxiety is a patient's psychological response to knowing they have the disease), then F43.22 would be correct. But if the anxiety is a side-effect of chemotherapy or hormone therapy, then F06.4 would be appropriate.
 
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