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Heightening and extreme shifts between moods is characteristic of Bipolar Disorder. Patients may exhibit symptoms that are a noticeable change from their usual behavior. Practitioners may initially suspect Major Depression if the patient is experiencing depression after a manic episode. The symptoms may include inflated self-esteem or grandiosity, decreased need for sleep, more talkative than usual or pressure to keep talking, flight of ideas or subjective experience that thoughts are racing, distractibility, increase in goal-directed activity or psychomotor agitation, and excessive involvement in activities that have high potential for painful consequences.

For members who present with manic and/or depressive symptoms and have not been diagnosed with Bipolar or another behavioral health condition, refer the member to an in-network specialist who can further assess. Providers can follow these steps with their members:

Assess: Use a standard tool to assess the severity of the member’s mood swings.

Diagnose: The member’s diagnosis reflects the clinical documentation.

Coding and Documentation: Appropriate coding assists in determining treatment options.

Refer to an In-Network Specialist: If applicable, refer the member to an in-network mental health professional.

Refer to the SMI/SED Care Model Program: Molina’s SMI/SED Care Model is a targeted care management approach that educates and empowers members and their caregivers to effectively manage their condition, assist these members during transitions in care, and ensure these member’s co-occurring conditions are being appropriately screened and treated, with any risk of suicide addressed. CM interventions will be intensive in this model to effect level of engagement and to incorporate therapeutic alliance, recovery-oriented person-centered approaches, accessibility of care, and assuring that we empower the member and their caregivers to develop trust that the treatment will address their own unique goals as early as possible. If you have a patient, you believe may be appropriate for this program, please reach out to the local Molina Case Management Team to inquire about assessment.

ICD 10 Codes:

*ICD 10 codes capture current symptoms, severity, and onset.

Bipolar Disorder, current episode depressed, mild: F31.31

Bipolar Disorder, current episode manic without psychotic features, unspecified: F31.10

Assessing for Bipolar

The Mood Disorder Questionnaire (MDQ) is an effective screening instrument for bipolar disorder. The tool is not diagnostic but is indicative of the existence of bipolar disorder. A positive screen must be followed by a clinical assessment to determine diagnosis. The MDQ can be accessed here.

PsychHub Education and Learning Available to You

Through our partnership with PsychHub, an online platform for digital mental health education, Molina network providers are able to access PsychHub’s library of educational courses and material at no charge. To create an account at no cost, please visit the Molina PsychHub landing page at https://resources.psychhub.com/molina . Create an account to find these and other relevant courses: