Several DSM Codes Recently Changed To Match ICD
Effective October 1, 2008 several DSM-IV-TR diagnostic codes were changed to match the annually revised codes in the Fiscal 2009 version of the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM).
The diagnostic codes of interest to psychiatrist appear below.
|
Disorder
|
Old Code |
New Code |
|
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease |
046.1 |
046.19 |
|
Occupational problem |
V62.2 |
V62.29 |
|
Headache, cluster |
346.20 |
339.00 |
|
Erythema multiforme |
695.1 |
695.10 |
The changes have been made in the online version of DSM-IV-TR available by subscription at www.psychiatryonline.com.
To see the complete list of updates, view the list here ICD-9-CM.