Complete ICD-10-CM coding and documentation guide for icd-10 coding for grief includes clinical validation requirements, medical necessity guidelines, and coding policies.
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Essential facts and insights about ICD-10 Coding for Grief
Use ICD-10 code F43.81 for prolonged grief disorder, ensuring proper documentation in clinical notes.
Additional codes that may be used with this diagnosis
Disappearance/death of family member
Use as a secondary code to indicate the stressor.
The ICD-10 code for prolonged grief disorder is F43.81, used when grief persists beyond 12 months with significant functional impairment.
Grief is coded in ICD-10 using F43.81 for prolonged grief disorder and F43.21 for adjustment disorder with depressed mood. Use Z63.4 as a secondary code for the stressor.