797Senility without mention of psychosis

Symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions (780–799)›Ill-defined and unknown causes of morbidity and mortality (797-799)›797 Senility without mention of psychosis
ICD-9-CM 797
CMS Source: final ICD-9-CM release (version date October 1, 2014). Retired from U.S. claims after September 30, 2015.FacebookXLinkedInPrint

797 is a legacy ICD-9-CM diagnosis code for senility without mention of psychosis. It was valid on U.S. claims through September 30, 2015 and cannot be reported for services on or after October 1, 2015, when ICD-10-CM replaced the ICD-9 code set. Under the CMS General Equivalence Mappings, its ICD-10-CM replacement is R41.81 (Age-related cognitive decline), flagged as an approximate match.

Code Identity

ICD-9-CM Code
797
Valid for Submission
No — Legacy Code
Code Describes
Senility without mention of psychosis
Short Description
Senility w/o psychosis
Parent Block
797 Senility without mention of psychosis
ICD-10-CM Replacement
R41.81 (approximate)

Convert 797 to ICD-10-CM

Based on the final CMS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), 797 crosswalks to the following ICD-10-CM code.

ICD-10-CM
R41.81 Age-related cognitive decline
Approximate The match is approximate rather than exact.

Index of Diseases References

Entries in the final ICD-9-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that point to 797. Tap the icons for the official index conventions.

  • Age old SEE ALSO Senile 797
  • Asthenia asthenic 780.79
    • senile 797
  • Atrophia SEE ALSO Atrophy
    • senilis 797
  • Atrophy atrophic
    • old age 797
    • senile 797
      • degenerative of skin 701.3
  • Cachexia 799.4
    • old age 797
    • senile 797
  • Change s of SEE ALSO Removal of
    • senile SEE ALSO Senility 797
  • Debility general infantile postinfectional 799.3
    • old age 797
    • senile 797
  • Decay
    • senile 797
  • Degeneration degenerative
    • senile 797
      • cardiac heart or myocardium SEE ALSO Degeneration myocardial 429.1
      • vascular see Arteriosclerosis
  • Deterioration
    • senile simple 797
      • transplanted organ see Complications transplant organ by site
  • Dysfunction
    • senile 797
  • Exhaustion exhaustive physical NEC 780.79
    • old age 797
    • senile 797
  • Failure failed
    • heart acute sudden 428.9
      • senile 797
    • senile general 797
  • Fibrosis fibrotic
    • senile 797
  • Frailty 797
  • Marasmus 261
    • senile 797
  • Old age 797
  • Presbycardia 797
    • hypertensive SEE ALSO Hypertension heart 402.90
  • SeNEC tus 797
  • Senescence 797
  • Senile SEE ALSO condition 797
    • degenerative atrophy skin 701.3
    • endometrium atrophic 621.8
    • fallopian tube atrophic 620.3
    • heart failure 797
    • vagina vaginitis atrophic 627.3
  • Senility 797
    • with
      • acute confusional state 290.3
      • psychosis NEC SEE ALSO Psychosis senile 290.20
  • Weak weakness generalized 780.79
    • senile 797

Questions About 797

Is 797 (senility without mention of psychosis) still a valid code?

No. This code belonged to ICD-9-CM, which the United States retired after September 30, 2015. Claims with dates of service on or after October 1, 2015 must use ICD-10-CM codes, such as its replacement R41.81.

What is the ICD-10 replacement for 797?

The General Equivalence Mappings crosswalk this code to ICD-10-CM R41.81 (Age-related cognitive decline). The match is flagged as approximate, so confirm it against the clinical documentation before use.

What did 797 mean?

In the final ICD-9-CM release, this code described senility without mention of psychosis. It sat in block 797 Senility without mention of psychosis under Symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions (780–799).