2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F06.71
Mild neurocognitive disorder due to known physiological condition with behavioral disturbance
- ICD-10-CM Code:
- F06.71
- ICD-10 Code for:
- Mild neurocog disord d/t known physiol cond with beh distrb
- Is Billable?
- Yes - Valid for Submission
- Chronic Condition Indicator: [1]
- Chronic
- Code Navigator:
F06.71 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of mild neurocognitive disorder due to known physiological condition with 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.
This code describes a circumstance which influences the patient's health status but not a current illness or injury. The code is unacceptable as a principal diagnosis.
Clinical Classification
Clinical Category is Neurocognitive disorders
- CCSR Category Code: NVS011
- Inpatient Default CCSR: X - Not applicable.
- Outpatient Default CCSR: Y - Yes, default outpatient assignment for principal diagnosis or first-listed diagnosis.
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).
- - Disorder (of) - See Also: Disease;
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:
- Unacceptable principal diagnosis - There are selected codes that describe a circumstance which influences an individual's health status but not a current illness or injury, or codes that are not specific manifestations but may be due to an underlying cause. These codes are considered unacceptable as a principal diagnosis.
Replacement Code
F0671 replaces the following previously assigned ICD-10-CM code(s):
- G31.84 - Mild cognitive impairment of uncertain or unknown etiology
- G31.84 - Mild cognitive impairment, so stated
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.