|Articles|June 22, 2015

Alzheimer's disease: Key coding considerations

Key coding considerations for managing patients with Alzheimer's disease

Treating Alzheimer’s disease requires understanding the possible diagnosis codes.

See the table at right for a selection of available codes in both International Classification

of Diseases-9th Revision (ICD-9) and ICD-10.

-Coding table by Renee Dowling

Patient education resources

The Alzheimer’s Association: Living wih Alzheimer’s

Alzheimers.gov: For the People Helping People With Alzheimer’s

Caregiver Action Network: Help for Caregivers

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-Coding table by Renee Dowling

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