Medical Coding of Mental Illness (ICD 10) - Anxiety, Hyperactivity, Drug Abuse

Chapter 5: Psychological, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental conditions (F01– F99)

Intro

This chapter handles:

conditions with a natural origin, where illness or injury triggers the psychological or behavioral condition
developmental conditions, such as hyperactivity, and psychological retardation.
conditions triggered by drug abuse
psychotic and misconception conditions such as schizophrenia
state of mind conditions such as anxiety and mania
behavioral and character conditions, consisting of those triggered by tension or distressing occasions.

Shane’s Coding Note

Pay attention to the EXCLUDES1 note to advise you that an abuse, usage and reliance codes can not be coded together.

Summary of Chapter 5

Chapter 5 has an unique function in the kind of glossary descriptions of the different conditions. These specify the contents of the classifications and are for usage by medical professionals and clinicians. They are not meant for usage by coders in translating the paperwork.

2 blocks have lists of 4th characters for usage with all the codes because block. These are:

F10 − F19 Psychological and behavioral conditions due to psychedelic compound usage

F70 − F79 Psychological retardation

Mental illness are challenging to categorize and mindful attention needs to be paid to all addition and exemption notes in this chapter. In the block F20 − F29(Schizophrenia, schizotypal and delusional conditions), there is an exemption note at F21 Schizotypal condition, directing you to F601 for Schizoid character condition as a condition of character and habits, rather than a psychotic or delusional condition.

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