ICD-10-CM Code F03
Unspecified dementia
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 F03 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the one child codes of F03 that describes the diagnosis 'unspecified dementia' in more detail.
- F03 Unspecified dementia NON-BILLABLE
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The ICD code F03 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.
Coding Notes for F03 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive. - Presenile dementia NOS
- Presenile psychosis NOS
- Primary degenerative dementia NOS
- Senile dementia NOS
- Senile dementia depressed or paranoid type
- Senile psychosis NOS
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Senility NOS - instead, use code R41.81
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Code Type-2 Excludes:
Type-2 Excludes
Type-2 Excludes means the excluded conditions are different, although they may appear similar. A patient may have both conditions, but one does not include the other. Excludes 2 means "not coded here." - Mild memory disturbance due to known physiological condition - instead, use code F06.8
- Senile dementia with delirium or acute confusional state - instead, use Code F05
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'F03 - Unspecified dementia'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code F03. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.