Question Billing Dementia code F01C18 - Vascular dementia, severe, with other behavioral disturbance in a BHI inpatient hospital setting

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Can

F01C18 - Vascular dementia, severe, with other behavioral disturbance be used as a primary diagnosis for billing in an inpatient hospital setting? Patient's only diagnosis is

F01C18 - Vascular dementia, severe, with other behavioral disturbance

 

[ckeeney]

Per guidelines you need the underlying medical condition as first diagnosis per etiology/manifestation rules. I have never been able to bill these codes without the cause code. I have been able to use the code as the reason for admission on an IP stay.

 

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Thank you!