Posted 7/20/2013 3:42 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Missy,
Anxiety and Bipolar disorder are often co-morbid. Depression and Bipolar Disorder aren't diagnosed together - they are separate mood disorders. But people with Bipolar Disorder have depressive episodes. Bipolar DVMIV diagnoses change often and describe the current episode and severity. These are all the codes:
Bipolar - Single Manic
•296 Bipolar I Disorder, Single Manic Episode, Unspecified
•296.01 Bipolar I Disorder, Single Manic Episode, Mild
•296.02 Bipolar I Disorder, Single Manic Episode, Moderate
•296.03 Bipolar I Disorder, Single Manic Episode, Severe Without Psychotic Features
•296.04 Bipolar I Disorder, Single Manic Episode, Severe With Psychotic Features
•296.05 Bipolar I Disorder, Single Manic Episode, In Partial Remission
•296.06 Bipolar I Disorder, Single Manic Episode, In Full Remission
Bipolar - Manic
•296.4 Bipolar I Disorder, Most Recent Episode Hypomanic
•296.4 Bipolar I Disorder, Most Recent Episode Manic, Unspecified
•296.41 Bipolar I Disorder, Most Recent Episode Manic, Mild
•296.42 Bipolar I Disorder, Most Recent Episode Manic, Moderate
•296.43 Bipolar I Disorder, Most Recent Episode Manic, Severe Without Psychotic Features
•296.44 Bipolar I Disorder, Most Recent Episode Manic, Severe With Psychotic Features
•296.45 Bipolar I Disorder, Most Recent Episode Manic, In Partial Remission
•296.46 Bipolar I Disorder, Most Recent Episode Manic, In Full Remission
Bipolar - Depressed
•296.5 Bipolar I Disorder, Most Recent Episode Depressed, Unspecified
•296.51 Bipolar I Disorder, Most Recent Episode Depressed, Mild
•296.52 Bipolar I Disorder, Most Recent Episode Depressed, Moderate
•296.53 Bipolar I Disorder, Most Recent Episode Depressed, Severe Without Psychotic Features
•296.54 Bipolar I Disorder, Most Recent Episode Depressed, Severe With Psychotic Features
•296.55 Bipolar I Disorder, Most Recent Episode Depressed, In Partial Remission
•296.56 Bipolar I Disorder, Most Recent Episode Depressed, In Full Remission
Bipolar - Mixed
•296.6 Bipolar I Disorder, Most Recent Episode Mixed, Unspecified
•296.61 Bipolar I Disorder, Most Recent Episode Mixed, Mild
•296.62 Bipolar I Disorder, Most Recent Episode Mixed, Moderate
•296.63 Bipolar I Disorder, Most Recent Episode Mixed, Severe Without Psychotic Features
•296.64 Bipolar I Disorder, Most Recent Episode Mixed, Severe With Psychotic Features
•296.65 Bipolar I Disorder, Most Recent Episode Mixed, In Partial Remission
•296.66 Bipolar I Disorder, Most Recent Episode Mixed, In Full Remission
•296.7 Bipolar I Disorder, Most Recent Episode Unspecified
•296.8 Bipolar Disorder NOS
•296.89 Bipolar II Disorder
•296.9 Mood Disorder NOS
So you can shorten your "I have" list by 1 diagnosis. That might make you feel better. ;)