Coding Guidelines

Includes

  • Alzheimer's dementia senile and presenile forms

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with G30

  • G31.1 - senile degeneration of brain NEC (G31.1)
  • senile dementia NOS (F03.-)
  • R41.81 - senility NOS (R41.81)

Use Additional Code

  • code, if applicable, to identify:
  • delirium, if applicable (F05)
  • dementia with anxiety (F02.84, F02.A4, F02.B4, F02.C4)
  • dementia with behavioral disturbance (F02.81-, F02.A1-, F02.B1-, F02.C1-)
  • dementia with mood disturbance (F02.83, F02.A3, F02.B3, F02.C3)
  • dementia with psychotic disturbance (F02.82, F02.A2, F02.B2, F02.C2)
  • dementia without behavioral disturbance (F02.80, F02.A0, F02.B0, F02.C0)
  • mild neurocognitive disorder due to known physiological condition (F06.7-)

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