Alzheimer's disease: Key coding considerations

Treating Alzheimer’s disease requires understanding the possible diagnosis codes.

See the table at right for a selection of available codes in both International Classification 

of Diseases-9th Revision (ICD-9) and ICD-10.

-Coding table by Renee Dowling

Patient education resources

• The Alzheimer’s Association: Living wih Alzheimer’s

• Alzheimers.gov:  For the People Helping People With Alzheimer’s

• Caregiver Action Network:  Help for Caregivers