F48.2 Billable Code
Pseudobulbar affect
Effective From: 10/01/2016
Chapter Classification
Chapter 5
Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders (F01-F99)
Section Detail
F40-F48
Anxiety, dissociative, stress-related, somatoform and other nonpsychotic mental disorders (F40-F48)
Code Hierarchy
This code is a child of F48.
Coding Guidelines & Notes
codeFirst
- underlying cause, if known, such as:
- amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (G12.21)
- multiple sclerosis (G35-)
- sequelae of cerebrovascular disease (I69.-)
- sequelae of traumatic intracranial injury (S06.-)
OPPS Editing Flags
External Cause
No
Mental Health
Yes
Manifestation (Edit 89)
No
Code First Applicable This code represents a manifestation of an underlying disease. The underlying condition must be coded first as the principal diagnosis.
No
Unacceptable PDX (Edit 113)
No
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