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Use this reference list to help you with coding for services now that ICD-10-CM diagnostic codes are in effect. This crosswalk was developed to help members of the APA Practice Organization. The list contains many of the frequently used codes in the Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental Disorders section (Chapter 5) of the
Effective October 1, 2024, a new unique code was created for pica in adults, F50.83, necessitating a revision of the coding note in the diagnostic criteria for picaand updating the code for pica in the classification and the alphabetical and numerical listing of DSM-5-TR diagnoses and ICD-10-CM codes.
CPT codes 90875, 90876 and 90882 are not covered by Medicare. Psychiatric procedures billed using code 90899 may be covered on an individual consideration basis. Code 96105 represents the formal evaluation of aphasia using a psychometric instrument such as the Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination.
Neuropsychological Assessment. Neuropsychological assessments provide measurements of behavioral manifestations of central nervous system (CNS) disorders using techniques that provide objectivity, validity, and reliability.
It is important that DSM-5 not be applied mechanically by individuals without clinical training. The specific diagnostic criteria included in DSM-5 are meant to serve as guidelines to be informed by clinical judgment and are not meant to be used in a rigid cookbook fashion.
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD; F43.10) occurs in response to an exceptionally distressing life event (or multiple such events) and consists of a complex array of debilitating symptoms across emotional, behavioral, cognitive, and physiological domains.
BCA’s Diagnosis Coding Booklets are intended to be used as tools for diagnosis code selection in conjunction with the HIPAA mandated current, published coding guidelines for appropriate application and reporting.
