Bipolar Disorder ICD-10-CM Codes

Which Bipolar Disorder ICD codes are Billable: 

Yes, the bipolar disorder ICD-10 codes without asterisks are billable. Only the more specific codes of the ones with asterisks are billable. 

Clinical Information

• Bipolar disorder is a brain disorder wherein an imbalance of brain chemicals causes changes in the patient’s energy, mood, and ability to function. They usually experience mood episodes wherein they exhibit particular symptoms and moods that may fluctuate. 
• There are three bipolar disorder diagnoses: Bipolar I, Bipolar II, and Cyclothymic. What differentiates them from one another is the duration and severity of the episodes. 
• Signs and symptoms differ depending on the mood episodes. If they have a manic episode, the patient will feel very high/extremely irritable, have increased acidity, do more risky behavior, get distracted easily, have a lesser need for sleep, and talk fast/think uncontrollable thoughts fast. On the other hand, if they have a depressive episode, the patient will feel very sad/anxious/slowed down/hopeless/worthless, have sleeping problems, talk slowly, have trouble concentrating, and lack interest in activities. 
• Factors that may increase the risk of one developing bipolar disorder are differences in one’s brain structure/functioning and genetics. 
• To diagnose bipolar disorder, the practitioner will have the patient undergo physical exams, interviews, and blood tests to check one’s thyroid, etc. 
• Common treatments for bipolar disorder are medication and different types of psychotherapy. 

Synonyms Include:

• Bipolar affective disorder, current episode manic
• Severe manic bipolar I disorder
• Severe mood disorder with psychotic features
• Mild bipolar disorder
• Bipolar II disorder