The DSM-5, which was published in May of 2013, is the ruling
guide for diagnostic codes to assist in billing for behavioral health issues in
the U.S. One feature of the DSM is that it aligns its codes to those of the
ICD-10, which is the other diagnostic authority used throughout the world.
However, we have just come across information reported that there are
approximately
70 diagnostic code errors
in all DSM-5s printed and purchased before March of 2014. That leaves about
a year’s worth of books with 70 diagnostic errors in them going into the
mandatory changeover deadline of October of 2015.
As you are most likely aware, this October marks the full
transition from DSM-IV-TR codes to the full adoption of DSM-5 codes. Please
don’t be left out on this important issue. I have contacted APA and they are
not planning on reimbursing or sending out free corrected issues of the DSM-5.
Therefore, it is up to you to know and make the
changes.
Luckily, we at MaMHCA have found the changes and they are available through
this link: http://dsm.psychiatryonline.org/pb/assets/raw/dsm/pdf/DSM-5%20Coding%20Update_Final.pdf
I hope this serves you well. Let me know if you have any
other questions about this issue.