2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 294.21
Dementia, unspecified, with behavioral disturbance
- 2014
- Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
- Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015
- Short description: Demen NOS w behav distrb.
- ICD-9-CM 294.21 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 294.21 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
- You are viewing the 2014 version of ICD-9-CM 294.21.
- More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 294.21: 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM:
294.21 converts directly to:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM F03.91 Unspecified dementia with behavioral disturbance
Approximate Synonyms
- Dementia w behavioral disturbance
- Dementia with behavioral disturbance
Applies To
- Aggressive behavior
- Combative behavior
- Violent behavior
Use Additional
- Use additional code, where applicable, to identify:
wandering in conditions classified elsewhere (V40.31
)
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to
294.21:
- Dementia 294.20
with behavioral disturbance (aggressive) (combative) (violent) 294.21
