Which asthenia code should you use?
The Alphabetic Index lists 6 codes under Asthenia, asthenic. Which one applies depends on the qualifier documented in the record — the type, site, cause, or associated condition. Find the qualifier below, then verify the code in the Tabular List before using it.
By type
| cardiac | I50.9 | Heart failure, unspecified |
| cardiovascular | I50.9 | Heart failure, unspecified |
| heart | I50.9 | Heart failure, unspecified |
| hysterical | F44.4 | Conversion disorder with motor symptom or deficit |
| myocardial | I50.9 | Heart failure, unspecified |
| nervous | F48.8 | Other specified nonpsychotic mental disorders |
| neurocirculatory | F45.8 | Other somatoform disorders |
| neurotic | F48.8 | Other specified nonpsychotic mental disorders |
| psychogenic | F48.8 | Other specified nonpsychotic mental disorders |
| psychoneurotic | F48.8 | Other specified nonpsychotic mental disorders |
| psychophysiologic | F48.8 | Other specified nonpsychotic mental disorders |
| reaction | F48.8 | Other specified nonpsychotic mental disorders |
| senile | R54 | Age-related physical debility |
Asthenia cardiac
| psychogenic | F45.8 | Other somatoform disorders |
Asthenia cardiovascular
| psychogenic | F45.8 | Other somatoform disorders |
Asthenia heart
| psychogenic | F45.8 | Other somatoform disorders |
Asthenia myocardial
| psychogenic | F45.8 | Other somatoform disorders |