F60.9 — Personality disorder, unspecified

BillableUnspecified

Is F60.9 billable?

Yes, but F60.9 is an unspecified code. F60.9 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. However, F60.9 is an unspecified or catch-all code. Payers apply additional scrutiny to unspecified codes and many deny them when the medical record supports a more specific option, so check the documentation before selecting F60.9 — the more specific alternatives are listed below.

More specific alternatives

F60.9 at a glance

Code	F60.9
Description	Personality disorder, unspecified
Billable	Yes
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Which MS-DRGs does F60.9 group to?

F60.9 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.

883Disorders of Personality and Impulse Controlmedical

How is F60.9 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to F60.9. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

Personality (disorder)
Disorder › character NOS (of)
Disorder › personality (of)
Disturbance › personality (s)
Neurosis, neurotic › character
Personality › pathologic (disorder)
Personality › pattern defect or disturbance (disorder)
Disorder › personality › pathological NEC (of)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to F60.9.

Character disorder NOS
Character neurosis NOS
Pathological personality NOS

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 5

The conditions below are not part of F60.9, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, F60.9 and the excluded code may both be reported.

symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)

How long has F60.9 existed?

F60.9 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.