Convert ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 315.00 to ICD-10-CM (2024)

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Convert ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 315.00 to ICD-10-CM? ›

ICD-9-CM 315.00 converts approximately to: 2024 ICD-10-CM F81. 0 Specific reading disorder.

While many ICD-9 codes map directly to ICD-10 codes, clinical analysis may be needed to determine which code(s) is most apt for that particular case. Be sure to always review the mapping results prior to applying them.

The ICD-9-CM codes have three to five characters, which are numeric with the exceptions of the V codes (factors influencing healthcare), E Codes (external causes of injury), and M Codes (neoplasm morphology) that begin with a single letter. The new ICD-10-CM codes have three to seven characters that are alphanumeric.

Remember that the ICD-9-CM has approximately 14,000 codes while the ICD-10-CM has approximately 68,000 codes. The ICD-10-CM will allow for considerably more specificity with more characters for each diagnosis or disorder, thus eliminating considerable error in coding.

On October 1, 2015, the ICD-9 code sets will be replaced by ICD-10 codes. The transition to ICD-10 is coordinated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and is mandatory throughout the country.

ICD-10 code F44. 4 for Conversion disorder with motor symptom or deficit is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders .

What is a drawback of ICD-9-CM? It does not reflect the updated codes for reporting diagnoses or in-patient hospital procedures.

ICD-10-CM and ICD-9-CM differ in chapter structure, chapter order, code structure, increased specificity and clinical detail, and use of excludes notes.

The major differences include a significantly larger number of codes in ICD-10, more detailed code structure providing information on laterality and specific conditions, and a higher level of specificity and detail in ICD-10, which facilitates better patient care and billing practices.

All HIPAA-covered entities were required to transition to ICD-10 from ICD-9 in 2015. This includes Medicare, Medicaid, and most private insurance companies. Insurers such as workers' compensation and auto insurers are not subject to HIPAA and were not required to switch, but most likely transitioned, anyway.

Why are ICD-9-CM codes no longer going to be used? ›

terminology, uses outdated codes that produce inaccurate and limited data, and is inconsistent with current Medical practice. Disease, 9th Edition, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM), does not provide the necessary detail for patients' medical conditions or the procedures and services performed on hospitalized patients.

ICD-10 reflects advances in medicine and medical technology making the code set more relevant to today's understanding of diagnoses. ICD-10 also provides an improved ability to measure health care services and conduct public health surveillance.

ICD-9-PCS and ICD-10-PCS: For procedure coding in hospital settings, ICD-9-PCS was replaced by ICD-10-PCS, which is vastly more specific, with codes that provide a higher level of detail about surgical procedures, medical procedures, and other healthcare interventions.

The transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10 in coding for fractures includes the introduction of a mandatory seventh character, a refined category of fracture, and the inclusion of laterality to specify the side of the body affected.

Essential (primary) hypertension: I10

As in ICD-9, this code includes “high blood pressure” but does not include elevated blood pressure without a diagnosis of hypertension (that would be ICD-10 code R03. 0).