F02.C

Non-billable (Header)

Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, severe

Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders (F01-F99)

⚠️ This is a category header code — not billable. Use a more specific child code below.

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Excludes1

inherited from F02

Rules from parent category F02: Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere

  • mild neurocognitive disorder due to known physiological condition with or without behavioral disturbance (F06.7-)

⚠️ Excludes2

inherited from F02

Rules from parent category F02: Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere

  • dementia in alcohol and psychoactive substance disorders (F10-F19, with .17, .27, .97)
  • vascular dementia (F01.5-, F01.A-, F01.B-, F01.C-)

📋 Code Instructions

from F02
  • Code first: the underlying physiological condition, such as:
  • Code first: Alzheimer's (G30.-)
  • Code first: cerebral lipidosis (E75.4)
  • Code first: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (A81.0-)
  • Code first: epilepsy and recurrent seizures (G40.-)
  • Code first: frontotemporal dementia (G31.09)
  • Code first: hepatolenticular degeneration (E83.01)
  • Code first: human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20)
  • Code first: Huntington's disease (G10)
  • Code first: hypercalcemia (E83.52)
  • Code first: hypothyroidism, acquired (E00-E03.-)
  • Code first: intoxications (T36-T65)
  • Code first: Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease (A81.0-)
  • Code first: multiple sclerosis (G35-)
  • Code first: neurocognitive disorder with Lewy bodies (G31.83)
  • Code first: neurosyphilis (A52.17)
  • Code first: niacin deficiency [pellagra] (E52)
  • Code first: other frontotemporal neurocognitive disorder (G31.90)
  • Code first: Parkinson's disease (G20.-)
  • Code first: Pick's disease (G31.01)
  • Code first: polyarteritis nodosa (M30.0)
  • Code first: prion disease (A81.9)
  • Code first: systemic lupus erythematosus (M32.-)
  • Code first: traumatic brain injury (S06.-)
  • Code first: trypanosomiasis (B56.-, B57.-)
  • Code first: vitamin B deficiency (E53.8)

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Code Information

CodeF02.C
BillableNo — Header code
ParentF02
CategoryMental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders (F01-F99)
Excludes11 rule(s)
Excludes22 note(s)
Child codes5

Data Source

CMS ICD-10-CM 2026 Tabular List

Updated October 1, 2025 (FY2026)