F03.9 — Unspecified dementia, unspecified severity
Is F03.9 billable?
No — F03.9 is a non-billable header code. F03.9 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 6 billable codes beneath F03.9.
Billable codes under this header
- F03.90Unspecified dementia, unspecified severity, without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety
- F03.92Unspecified dementia, unspecified severity, with psychotic disturbance
- F03.93Unspecified dementia, unspecified severity, with mood disturbance
- F03.94Unspecified dementia, unspecified severity, with anxiety
- F03.911Unspecified dementia, unspecified severity, with agitation
- F03.918Unspecified dementia, unspecified severity, with other behavioral disturbance
F03.9 at a glance
| Code | F03.9 |
|---|---|
| Description | Unspecified dementia, unspecified severity |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is F03.9 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
The Alphabetic Index lists these routes under F03, the nearest indexed parent of F03.9. Use them to find the family, then select the specific code.
- Presbyophrenia
- Dementia › old age (degenerative (primary)) (persisting) (unspecified severity) (without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety)
- Dementia › presenile (degenerative (primary)) (persisting) (unspecified severity) (without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety)
- Dementia › primary degenerative (degenerative (primary)) (persisting) (unspecified severity) (without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety)
- Dementia › senile (degenerative (primary)) (persisting) (unspecified severity) (without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety)
- Depression › senile (acute) (mental)
- Disorder › major neurocognitive (of)
- Insanity, insane › senile
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 5
The conditions below are not part of F03.9, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, F03.9 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from F03
The conditions below are not part of F03.9, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, F03.9 and the excluded code may both be reported.
What codes fall under F03.9? (5)
- F03.90Unspecified dementia, unspecified severity, without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety
- F03.91Unspecified dementia, unspecified severity, with behavioral disturbancenot billable
- F03.92Unspecified dementia, unspecified severity, with psychotic disturbance
- F03.93Unspecified dementia, unspecified severity, with mood disturbance
- F03.94Unspecified dementia, unspecified severity, with anxiety
How long has F03.9 existed?
F03.9 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
- FY2023Unspecified dementiaUnspecified dementia, unspecified severity
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.