ICD-9-CM codes are used in medical billing and coding to describe diseases, injuries, symptoms and conditions. ICD-9-CM 299.80 is one of thousands of ICD-9-CM codes used in healthcare. Although ICD-9-CM and CPT codes are largely numeric, they differ in that CPT codes describe medical procedures and services.
ICD-10 Equivalent of 299.80: As of October 2015, ICD-9 codes are no longer used for medical coding. Instead, use the following two equivalent ICD-10-CM codes, which are an approximate match to ICD-9 code 299.80: ICD-10 Code F845, Asperger's syndrome (billable) ICD-10 Code F848, Other pervasive developmental disorders (billable)
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code Manifestation Code F02.80 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. Short description: Dementia in oth diseases classd elswhr w/o behavrl disturb The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM F02.80 became effective on October 1, 2020.
299.80 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of other specified pervasive developmental disorders, current or active state. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.
The following crosswalk between ICD-9 to ICD-10 is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:
General Equivalence Map Definitions The ICD-9 and ICD-10 GEMs are used to facilitate linking between the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM and the new ICD-10-CM code set. The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.
As of October 2015, ICD-9 codes are no longer used for medical coding. Instead, use the following two equivalent ICD-10-CM codes, which are an approximate match to ICD-9 code 299.80:
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.