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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
Neuropsychological assessment typically requires gathering infor-mation across multiple psychological domains, including but not limited to: abstract reasoning, attention, language, problem-solving, memory, visual-spatial abilities, adaptive skills, and mood.
Under DSM-5, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that develops in relation to an event which creates psychological trauma in response to actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violation.
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.
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.
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.
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.
