Re: aphasic

[Holly Sox, RN, RAC-C]

Becky, What you are describing sounds more like Dysphasia than Aphasia.  She has some speech, but it is impaired, rather than not having speech at all. I believe the code is 784.5   Holly   Holly F. Sox, RN, RAC-C  Clinical Editor, Careplans.com www.careplans.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: riversong To: aanac Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 8:46 PM Subject: aphasic If a person speaks and is understood most of the time but has a mention of speech impediment in the discharge summary, would you ask the dr for a dx of aphasia and code it on MDS? People who have been around her for a long time understand her well. Others who have just met her have more difficulty understanding her. Would appreciate your opinions. Thank you Becky