ICD-10: Prepare Now for Multiple Diagnosis Choices for Secondary Parkinsonism ICD-10 will expand options for more specificity

Posted on 25. Apr, 2012 by Gaurav Gandhi.

Anesthesia providers sometimes rely on underlying conditions such as Parkinson’s disease to help justify why a patient needs anesthesia. ICD-10 brings several new Parkinson’s diagnosis options to consider, so accurate coding will depend on how many details your providers include in their documentation.

Currently, ICD-9-CM has two diagnoses for Parkinson’s disease, and each qualifies the types of conditions included:

• 332.0 (Paralysis agitans) encompasses idiopathic or primary forms of Parkinsonism or Parkinson’s disease, or Parkinson’s NOS.
• 332.1 (Secondary Parkinsonism) includes neuroleptic-induced Parkinsonism or Parkinsonism due to drugs.

ICD-10 Coding Alert Understand the implications of each new ICD 10 update and how you can tackle them effectively. Click here to buy ICD-10 Coding Alert.

Continue Reading