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For those of you who have sought help and have a dx of recurrent major depression...
you know how the dx code is 296.3x
296 being major depression
3 being recurrent
x being severity (1 mild, etc)
Has your doctor ever changed the 'x' to match your depression at the moment or is it just kind of superfluous and he/she has left it at whatever it was when they first saw you?
you know how the dx code is 296.3x
296 being major depression
3 being recurrent
x being severity (1 mild, etc)
Has your doctor ever changed the 'x' to match your depression at the moment or is it just kind of superfluous and he/she has left it at whatever it was when they first saw you?
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yesday I was walking the same block I've walked for a year. I walked pass the German Shepards house and he came out the door of the fence and went straight for my yorkies neck. I went into Mama bear mode jumped on the back of the German Shepard all 100 pounds of me and wrestled with a German Shepard that weighs more than me. When I jumped on him like a horses back. I had dish gloves on and...
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theatre and I are there already. I'm having a very berry tea with crackers, cheese and cherry tomatoes and she's having a joint with some beer and we're both on really comfy recliners on thick pile carpet. we need some help with the decor if anyone is around??
i'm confused.
My psych always puts it on the receipt he gives me..I guess so I can turn it into the insurance company.
But I know my depression has gone from mild to severe with out any change in the last descriptive number. I was just wondering if it's common practice not to change it once it's established.
Major Depressive Disorder, Recurrent
296.36 In Full Remission
296.35 In Partial Remission
296.31 Mild
296.32 Moderate
296.33 Severe Without Psychotic Features
296.34 Severe With Psychotic Features
296.30 Unspecified