Is ICD-10 Giving You F41.0 (Panic Attacks?)
Is it just me or is the amount of ICD-10 hype particularly increased over the last couple of months? Now, at just 17 months until implementation, it seems the industry has taken it up a notch lately. And that has me wondering if ICD-10 is giving anyone panic attacks yet. And yes, there is a code for that: F41.0, Panic disorder [episodic paroxysmal anxiety] without agoraphobia At least I hope no one has been moved to the point of panic where they are afraid to leave their homes. As for me, I have been eating, sleeping, and breathing ICD-10. In my day job, I've been writing training materials and even delivering training to clients. On Colorado's ICD-10 Task Force, we've just planned a year's worth of statewide education. I've given up a Saturday or two to attend or facilitate ICD-10 Coffee Chats locally for roundtable discussions on coding in ICD-10. And I've hit two regional associations here in Colorado and given an hour long present...