G30.9 — Alzheimer's disease, unspecified
Is G30.9 billable?
Yes, but G30.9 is an unspecified code. G30.9 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. However, G30.9 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 G30.9 — the more specific alternatives are listed below.
G30.9 at a glance
| Code | G30.9 |
|---|---|
| Description | Alzheimer's disease, unspecified |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does G30.9 group to?
G30.9 sits in MDC 01 and helps define the logic of 2 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 056Degenerative Nervous System Disorders with MCCmedical
- 057Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without MCCmedical
How is G30.9 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to G30.9. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Disease, diseased › Alzheimer's
- Disease, diseased › Alzheimer's › with behavioral disturbance
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from G30
The conditions below can never be reported together with G30.9 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Use additional code — inherited from G30
Report an additional code alongside G30.9 to fully describe the condition. G30.9 is sequenced first.
- code, if applicable, to identify:
- delirium, if applicable (F05)
- dementia with anxiety (F02.84, F02.A4, F02.B4, F02.C4)
- dementia with behavioral disturbance (F02.81-, F02.A1-, F02.B1-, F02.C1-)
- dementia with mood disturbance (F02.83, F02.A3, F02.B3, F02.C3)
- dementia with psychotic disturbance (F02.82, F02.A2, F02.B2, F02.C2)
- dementia without behavioral disturbance (F02.80, F02.A0, F02.B0, F02.C0)
- mild neurocognitive disorder due to known physiological condition (F06.7-)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 6
The conditions below are not part of G30.9, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, G30.9 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
How long has G30.9 existed?
G30.9 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.