Slurred speech. R47.81 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2018/2019 edition of ICD-10-CM R47.81 became effective on October 1, 2018. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of R47.81 - other international versions of ICD-10 R47.81 may differ.
R47 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R47. Speech disturbances, not elsewhere classified 2016 2017 2018 2019 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code. Type 1 Excludes autism (F84.0) cluttering (F80.81) specific developmental disorders of speech and language (F80.-) stuttering (F80.81) Speech disturbances, not elsewhere classified.
Altered mental status, unspecified. 2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code. R41.82 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2018/2019 edition of ICD-10-CM R41.82 became effective on October 1, 2018.
2018/2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R46.4. Slowness and poor responsiveness. R46.4 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Unspecified speech disturbances R47. 9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM R47. 9 became effective on October 1, 2021.
82 Altered mental status, unspecified.
R46. 89 - Other Symptoms and Signs Involving Appearance and Behavior [Internet]. In: ICD-10-CM.
Altered mental status, unspecified (R41. 82) is a billable ICD-10 diagnostic code under HIPAA regulations from October 1, 2020, to September 30, 2021. This code is acceptable to insurers when used to describe a marked change in mental health status not attributable to other factors.
“Altered mental status” is a vague, often misleading description that encompasses a host of presentations that include changes in cognition, mood, behavior and/or level of arousal such as: Coma. Stupor. Delirium and/or encephalopathy. Dementia or other neurocognitive disorders.
Encephalopathy is a term used for any diffuse disease of the brain that alters brain function or structure. The hallmark of encephalopathy is “altered mental status,” a clinical symptom not a diagnosis.
Chapter 18 - Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99) » Symptoms and signs involving cognition, perception, emotional state and behavior (R40-R46) » Symptoms and signs involving appearance and behavior (R46) ICD-10 Subcodes (9)
Code F41. 9 is the diagnosis code used for Anxiety Disorder, Unspecified. It is a category of psychiatric disorders which are characterized by anxious feelings or fear often accompanied by physical symptoms associated with anxiety.
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R41. 82 - Altered mental status, unspecified | ICD-10-CM.
Altered mental status, unspecified. R41. 82 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM R41.
R41. 0 - Disorientation, unspecified. ICD-10-CM.
R47.81 is a valid billable ICD-10 diagnosis code for Slurred speech . It is found in the 2021 version of the ICD-10 Clinical Modification (CM) and can be used in all HIPAA-covered transactions from Oct 01, 2020 - Sep 30, 2021 .
An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition. A type 2 Excludes note represents 'Not included here'.
NEC Not elsewhere classifiable#N#This abbreviation in the Tabular List represents “other specified”. When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Tabular List includes an NEC entry under a code to identify the code as the “other specified” code.
List of terms is included under some codes. These terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of “other specified” codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code.
When an Excludes2 note appears under a code it is acceptable to use both the code and the excluded code together. A “code also” note instructs that two codes may be required to fully describe a condition, but this note does not provide sequencing direction. The sequencing depends on the circumstances of the encounter.
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