Sections
Introduction | V71.09 No Diagnosis or
Condition on Axis I | 799.9 Diagnosis or Condition
Deferred on Axis I | V71.09 No Diagnosis on
Axis II | 799.9 Diagnosis Deferred
on Axis II
Excerpt
There are several circumstances in which it may be appropriate
to assign this code: 1) for a specific mental disorder
not included in the DSM-IV Classification, 2) when none of the available
Not Otherwise Specified categories is appropriate, or 3) when it is
judged that a nonpsychotic mental disorder is present but there
is not enough information available to diagnose one of the categories
provided in the Classification. In some cases, the diagnosis can
be changed to a specific disorder after more information is obtained.