Wiki functional decline

you really need more information, this is a non specific term that cannot be coded. You are not allowed as a coder to try and interpret the mean of this term, it might be senility, but what if it is not? It might mean a functional debility but what if it is not. You cannot give out a dx code when you do not enough information to support this code.
There will be ICD-10 CM codes for
age related physical debility R54
and
age related cognitive decline R41.81
 
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