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F02

Header — not billable

Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere

The ICD-10 code for dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere is F02.

F02 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 more specific codes below.

Clinical notes

Code first

This code represents a manifestation of an underlying disease. Coding convention requires the underlying (etiology) code to be sequenced first, with this code listed second.

  • the underlying physiological condition, such as:
  • Alzheimer's (G30.-)
  • cerebral lipidosis (E75.4)
  • Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (A81.0-)
  • epilepsy and recurrent seizures (G40.-)
  • frontotemporal dementia (G31.09)
  • hepatolenticular degeneration (E83.01)
  • human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20)
  • Huntington's disease (G10)
  • hypercalcemia (E83.52)
  • hypothyroidism, acquired (E00-E03.-)
  • intoxications (T36-T65)
  • Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease (A81.0-)
  • multiple sclerosis (G35-)
  • neurocognitive disorder with Lewy bodies (G31.83)
  • neurosyphilis (A52.17)
  • niacin deficiency [pellagra] (E52)
  • other frontotemporal neurocognitive disorder (G31.90)
  • Parkinson's disease (G20.-)
  • Pick's disease (G31.01)
  • polyarteritis nodosa (M30.0)
  • prion disease (A81.9)
  • systemic lupus erythematosus (M32.-)
  • traumatic brain injury (S06.-)
  • trypanosomiasis (B56.-, B57.-)
  • vitamin B deficiency (E53.8)

Excludes1 (not coded here)

An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).

  • mild neurocognitive disorder due to known physiological condition with or without behavioral disturbance (F06.7-)

Excludes2 (not included here)

An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.

  • dementia in alcohol and psychoactive substance disorders (F10-F19, with .17, .27, .97)
  • vascular dementia (F01.5-, F01.A-, F01.B-, F01.C-)

Includes

Terms listed here further define or give examples of the conditions grouped under this code — they describe what the code covers, not a separate diagnosis.

  • Major neurocognitive disorder in other diseases classified elsewhere

Documentation support

General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.

Child codes under F02

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