A 75-year-old female recently underwent a stroke assessment of her aphasia. The following assessments were performed using Boston diagnostic aphasia examination: expressive and receptive speech, language function, language comprehensive, speed production ability, reading, spelling, and writing skills. Total time 60 minutes. Select the appropriate ICD-10-CM and CPT code(s):

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I69.920 is the correct ICD-10-CM code for aphasia following unspecified cerebrovascular disease, which is appropriate given the patient's history of stroke. 96105 is the correct CPT code for the assessment of aphasia, which includes testing of expressive and receptive language abilities.

A 75-Year-Old Female Recently Underwent a Stroke Assessment of Her