ICD-10-CM Code F02.8
Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code F02.8 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the two child codes of F02.8 that describes the diagnosis 'dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere' in more detail.
The ICD code F02 is used to code Dementia
Dementia, also known as senility, is a broad category of brain diseases that cause a long term and often gradual decrease in the ability to think and remember that is great enough to affect a person's daily functioning. Other common symptoms include emotional problems, problems with language, and a decrease in motivation. A person's consciousness is usually not affected. A dementia diagnosis requires a change from a person's usual mental functioning and a greater decline than one would expect due to aging. These diseases also have a significant effect on a person's caregivers.
| Specialty: | Neurology, Psychiatry |
| MeSH Codes: | D003704, D003704 |
| ICD 9 Codes: | 290, 294 |
Comparison of a normal aged brain (left) and the brain of a person with Alzheimer's (right). Differential characteristics are pointed out.
Parent Code: F02 - Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere