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2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F03.918

Unspecified dementia, unspecified severity, with other behavioral disturbance

ICD-10-CM Code:
F03.918
ICD-10 Code for:
Unsp dementia, unsp severity, with other behavioral disturb
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
Chronic Condition Indicator: [1]
Chronic
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Code Classification

  • Mental and behavioural disorders
    (F01–F99)
    • Mental disorders due to known physiological conditions
      (F01-F09)
      • Unspecified dementia
        (F03)

F03.918 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of unspecified dementia, unspecified severity, with other behavioral disturbance. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

The code F03.918 is applicable to adult patients aged 15 through 124 years inclusive. It is clinically and virtually impossible to use this code on a patient outside the stated age range.

Unspecified diagnosis codes like F03.918 are acceptable when clinical information is unknown or not available about a particular condition. Although a more specific code is preferable, unspecified codes should be used when such codes most accurately reflect what is known about a patient's condition. Specific diagnosis codes should not be used if not supported by the patient's medical record.

Approximate Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

  • Aggression due to dementia
  • Altered behavior in Alzheimer's disease
  • Anxiety due to dementia
  • Apathetic behavior due to dementia
  • Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia
  • Dementia with behavioral disturbance
  • Disinhibited behavior due to dementia
  • Expression of emotions - finding
  • Indifference
  • Lack of emotional response
  • Post-traumatic dementia with behavioral change
  • Psychological sign or symptom
  • Psychological symptom due to dementia
  • Senile dementia with delusion
  • Senile dementia with depression
  • Senile dementia with depressive or paranoid features
  • Senile dementia with paranoia
  • Senile dementia with psychosis
  • Traumatic encephalopathy
  • Wandering
  • Wandering due to dementia

Clinical Classification

Clinical Information

  • Traumatic Encephalopathy

    encephalopathy resulting from trauma.

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

The following annotation back-references are applicable to this diagnosis code. The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10-CM codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more.


Inclusion Terms

Inclusion Terms
These terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.
  • Unspecified dementia, unspecified severity, with behavioral disturbances such as sleep disturbance, social disinhibition, or sexual disinhibition

Use Additional Code

Use Additional Code
The “use additional code” indicates that a secondary code could be used to further specify the patient’s condition. This note is not mandatory and is only used if enough information is available to assign an additional code.
  • code, if applicable, to identify wandering in unspecified dementia Z91.83

Index to Diseases and Injuries References

The following annotation back-references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index. The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10-CM code(s).

Code Edits

The Medicare Code Editor (MCE) detects and reports errors in the coding of claims data. The following ICD-10-CM Code Edits are applicable to this code:

  • Adult diagnoses - The Medicare Code Editor detects inconsistencies in adult cases by checking a patient's age and any diagnosis on the patient's record. The adult code edits apply to patients age range is 15–124 years inclusive (e.g., senile delirium, mature cataract).

Replacement Code

F03918 replaces the following previously assigned ICD-10-CM code(s):

  • F03.91 - Unsp dementia, unspecified severity, with behavioral disturb
  • F03.91 - Unspecified dementia with behavioral disturbance

Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - Code Added, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023

Footnotes

[1] Chronic - a chronic condition code indicates a condition lasting 12 months or longer and its effect on the patient based on one or both of the following criteria:

  • The condition results in the need for ongoing intervention with medical products,treatment, services, and special equipment
  • The condition places limitations on self-care, independent living, and social interactions.