F44.2 — Dissociative stupor
Is F44.2 billable?
Yes — F44.2 is billable for FY2027. F44.2 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. F44.2 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
F44.2 at a glance
| Code | F44.2 |
|---|---|
| Description | Dissociative stupor |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does F44.2 group to?
F44.2 sits in MDC 19 and helps define the logic of 1 MS-DRG (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
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How is F44.2 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to F44.2. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Catalepsy (hysterical)
- Postures, hysterical
- Stupor › dissociative (catatonic)
- Stupor › psychogenic (catatonic)
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with F44.2 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes2 — not included here
The conditions below are not part of F44.2, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, F44.2 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 5
The conditions below are not part of F44.2, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, F44.2 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 F44
The conditions below are not part of F44.2, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, F44.2 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- malingering [conscious simulation] (Z76.5)
How long has F44.2 existed?
F44.2 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
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 F44.2?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with F44.2 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.
Which conditions are coded to F44.2?
What other codes are in the F44 family? (8)
- F44.0Dissociative amnesia
- F44.1Dissociative fugue
- F44.4Conversion disorder with motor symptom or deficit
- F44.5Conversion disorder with seizures or convulsions
- F44.6Conversion disorder with sensory symptom or deficit
- F44.7Conversion disorder with mixed symptom presentation
- F44.8Other dissociative and conversion disordersnot billable
- F44.9Dissociative and conversion disorder, unspecified