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Wiki Coding for dementia

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Start date Oct 7, 2010
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Oct 7, 2010

When would one use senile dementia 290.0 or 290.2x or 290.3 vs. the 294.1x codes? I thought I understood it, until I notice the "code first the associated neurological conditions" under 290. What distinguishes the 290 series from the 294 series?

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