2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R41.3

Approximate Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

• Amnesia
• Amnesia for day to day facts
• Amnesia for important personal information
• Amnestic disorder associated with general medical condition
• Amnestic disorder due to multiple etiological factors
• Cannot remember birth dates of children
• Cannot remember name of school
• Cannot remember names of intimates
• Cannot remember wedding anniversary
• Delayed verbal memory
• Difficulty in remembering dates
• Distortion of memory
• Disturbance of memory for order of events
• False memories
• False recognition
• Finding related to ability to recall five digit number at five minutes
• Finding related to ability to recall random address at five minutes
• Finding related to ability to remember current year
• Finding related to ability to remember day of the week
• Finding related to ability to remember faces
• Finding related to ability to remember faces
• Finding related to ability to remember month of year
• Finding related to ability to remember motor skills
• Finding related to ability to remember motor skills
• Finding related to ability to remember motor skills
• Finding related to ability to remember name of current prime minister
• Finding related to ability to remember name of reigning monarch
• Finding related to ability to remember new motor skills
• Finding related to ability to remember objects
• Finding related to ability to remember old motor skills
• Finding related to ability to remember own age
• Finding related to ability to remember own date of birth
• Finding related to ability to remember own date of birth
• Finding related to ability to remember sounds
• Finding related to ability to remember today's date
• Finding related to ability to reproduce geometric figure at five minutes
• Flashbacks have stopped
• Forgetful
• Forgets recent activities
• Forgets to complete personal care
• Forgets what has just done
• Forgets what has just heard
• Forgets what has just read
• Forgets what has just said
• Forgets what has just seen
• Forgets what was going to do
• Forgets what was going to say
• Has delayed recall
• Impairment of registration
• Memory aided by use of diary
• Memory aided by use of labels
• Memory aided by use of lists
• Memory impairment
• Memory lapses
• Memory recall finding
• Memory: address recall - finding
• Memory: address recall unsuccessful
• Memory: count down - finding
• Memory: count down unsuccessful
• Memory: important event - finding
• Memory: important event not known
• Memory: important person - finding
• Memory: important person not known
• Memory: own age - finding
• Memory: own age not known
• Memory: own DOB not known
• Memory: present month - finding
• Memory: present month not known
• Memory: present place - finding
• Memory: present place not known
• Memory: present time - finding
• Memory: present time not known
• Memory: present year - finding
• Memory: present year not known
• Mild memory disturbance
• Minor memory lapses
• Mixes past with present
• Paramnesia
• Poor auditory sequential memory
• Poor long-term memory
• Poor short-term memory
• Poor visual sequential memory
• Retrospective falsification
• Semantic memory - finding
• Temporary loss of memory
• Type of memories - finding
• Unable to recall five digit number at five minutes
• Unable to recall random address at five minutes
• Unable to remember current year
• Unable to remember day of the week
• Unable to remember faces
• Unable to remember month of year
• Unable to remember motor skills
• Unable to remember name of current prime minister
• Unable to remember name of reigning monarch
• Unable to remember new motor skills
• Unable to remember objects
• Unable to remember old motor skills
• Unable to remember own age
• Unable to remember own date of birth
• Unable to remember sounds
• Unable to remember today's date
• Unable to reproduce geometric figure at five minutes
• Use of memory retrieval aids - finding
• Use of memory retrieval aids - finding
• Use of memory retrieval aids - finding
• Verbal memory - finding
• Verbal short-term memory performance - finding
• Verbal short-term memory performance - finding
• Visual short-term memory performance - finding

Clinical Information

• Amnesia

  pathologic partial or complete loss of the ability to recall past experiences (amnesia, retrograde) or to form new memories (amnesia, anterograde). this condition may be of organic or psychologic origin. organic forms of amnesia are usually associated with dysfunction of the diencephalon or hippocampus. (from adams et al., principles of neurology, 6th ed, pp426-7)

• Amnesia, Anterograde

  loss of the ability to form new memories beyond a certain point in time. this condition may be organic or psychogenic in origin. organically induced anterograde amnesia may follow craniocerebral trauma; seizures; anoxia; and other conditions which adversely affect neural structures associated with memory formation (e.g., the hippocampus; fornix (brain); mammillary bodies; and anterior thalamic nuclei). (from memory 1997 jan-mar;5(1-2):49-71)

• Amnesia, Retrograde

  loss of the ability to recall information that had been previously encoded in memory prior to a specified or approximate point in time. this process may be organic or psychogenic in origin. organic forms may be associated with craniocerebral trauma; cerebrovascular accidents; seizures; dementia; and a wide variety of other conditions that impair cerebral function. (from adams et al., principles of neurology, 6th ed, pp426-9)

• Amnesia, Transient Global

  a syndrome characterized by a transient loss of the ability to form new memories. it primarily occurs in middle aged or elderly individuals, and episodes may last from minutes to hours. during the period of amnesia, immediate and recent memory abilities are impaired, but the level of consciousness and ability to perform other intellectual tasks are preserved. the condition is related to bilateral dysfunction of the medial portions of each temporal lobe. complete recovery normally occurs, and recurrences are unusual. (from adams et al., principles of neurology, 6th ed, pp429-30)

• Temporal Lobe

  lower lateral part of the cerebral hemisphere responsible for auditory, olfactory, and semantic processing. it is located inferior to the lateral fissure and anterior to the occipital lobe.

R41.3 is grouped with Diagnostic Related Groups - MS-DRG Mapping

Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) are a classification system used to group together diagnosis codes for the purpose of reimbursement and healthcare management. DRGs are used to standardize the way hospitals and other providers are paid for inpatient services. In this system patients are grouped together based on their principal diagnosis in areas referred to as Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC). Once a patient is assigned a particular diagnostic category, providers receive a predetermined payment rate for the services rendered. This reimbursement rate is often fixed and is meant to cover the cost of care for that patient. Reimbursement is also affected by the relative weight of a diagnostic related group based on the severity of a patient's illness and the associated cost of care during hospitalization.

Diagnostic related groups encourage healthcare providers to focus on quality and efficiency in patient care while managing costs effectively. The diagnosis code is present in the following groups for version MS-DRG V41.0 applicable from 10/01/2023 through 09/30/2024.

The relative weight of a diagnostic related group determines the reimbursement rate based on the severity of a patient's illness and the associated cost of care during hospitalization.

Convert R41.3 to ICD-9-CM

• ICD-9-CM Code: 780.93 - Memory loss
  Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.

Patient Education

Memory

Every day, you have different experiences and you learn new things. Your brain cannot store all of that information, so it has to decide what is worth remembering. Memory is the process of storing and then remembering this information. There are different types of memory. Short-term memory stores information for a few seconds or minutes. Long-term memory stores it for a longer period of time.

Memory doesn't always work perfectly. As you grow older, it may take longer to remember things.

It's normal to forget things once in a while. We've all forgotten a name, where we put our keys, or if we locked the front door. If you are an older adult who forget things more often than others your age, you may have mild cognitive impairment. Forgetting how to use your phone or find your way home may be signs of a more serious problem, such as:

• Alzheimer's disease
• Other types of dementia
• Stroke
• Depression
• Head injuries
• Blood clots or tumors in the brain
• Kidney, liver, or thyroid problems
• Reactions to certain medicines

If you're worried about your forgetfulness, see your health care provider.

NIH: National Institute on Aging

Code History

• FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
• FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
• FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
• FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
• FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
• FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
• FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
• FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
• FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.