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FY2027

F06.7 — Mild neurocognitive disorder due to known physiological condition

Not billable

Is F06.7 billable?

No — F06.7 is a non-billable header code. F06.7 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 2 billable codes beneath F06.7.

F06.7 at a glance

CodeF06.7
DescriptionMild neurocognitive disorder due to known physiological condition
BillableNo — header code
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Excludes1 — never code together

The conditions below can never be reported together with F06.7 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

  • age related cognitive decline (R41.81)
  • altered mental status (R41.82)
  • cerebral degeneration (G31.9)
  • change in mental status (R41.82)
  • cognitive deficits following (sequelae of) cerebral hemorrhage or infarction (I69.01-I69.11-, I69.21-I69.31-, I69.81- I69.91-)
  • dementia (F01.-, F02.-, F03.-)
  • mild cognitive impairment due to unknown or unspecified etiology (G31.84)
  • neurologic neglect syndrome (R41.4)
  • personality change, nonpsychotic (F68.8)

Code first

The underlying condition below must be sequenced before F06.7. F06.7 describes a manifestation and cannot be the principal or first-listed diagnosis.

  • the underlying physiological condition, such as:
  • Alzheimer's disease (G30.-)
  • human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20)
  • Huntington's disease (G10)
  • Neurocognitive disorder with Lewy bodies (G31.83)
  • other frontotemporal neurocognitive disorder (G31.09)
  • Parkinson's disease (G20.-)
  • systemic lupus erythematosus (M32.-)
  • traumatic brain injury (S06.-)
  • vitamin B deficiency (E53.-)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to F06.7.

  • Mild neurocognitive impairment due to a known physiological condition

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from F06

The conditions below can never be reported together with F06.7 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

  • unspecified dementia (F03.-)

Code first — inherited from F06

The underlying condition below must be sequenced before F06.7. F06.7 describes a manifestation and cannot be the principal or first-listed diagnosis.

  • the underlying physiological condition

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 5

The conditions below are not part of F06.7, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, F06.7 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 F06

The conditions below are not part of F06.7, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, F06.7 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • delirium due to known physiological condition (F05)
  • dementia as classified in F01-F02
  • other mental disorders associated with alcohol and other psychoactive substances (F10-F19)

What codes fall under F06.7? (2)

How long has F06.7 existed?

F06.7 first appears in FY2023.

Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.

Which codes are confused with F06.7?

ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with F06.7 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.

What other codes are in the F06 family? (6)