ICD-10-CM F01.5: Vascular dementia, unspecified severity

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code (2025)

Official Description for F01.5

Vascular dementia, unspecified severity

Coding Notes & Guidelines for F01.5

Use Additional Code

code, if applicable, to identify wandering in vascular dementia (Z91.83)

Inclusion Terms
  • Major neurocognitive disorder due to vascular disease NOS
  • Vascular dementia NOS
Inclusion Terms
  • Major neurocognitive disorder due to vascular disease, unspecified severity, with aberrant motor behavior such as restlessness, rocking, pacing, or exit-seeking
  • Major neurocognitive disorder due to vascular disease, unspecified severity, with verbal or physical behaviors such as profanity, shouting, threatening, anger, aggression, combativeness, or violence
  • Vascular dementia, unspecified severity, with aberrant motor behavior such as restlessness, rocking, pacing, or exit-seeking
  • Vascular dementia, unspecified severity, with verbal or physical behaviors such as profanity, shouting, threatening, anger, aggression, combativeness, or violence
Inclusion Terms
  • Major neurocognitive disorder due to vascular disease, unspecified severity, with behavioral disturbances such as sleep disturbance, social disinhibition, or sexual disinhibition
  • Vascular dementia, unspecified severity, with behavioral disturbances such as sleep disturbance, social disinhibition, or sexual disinhibition
Inclusion Terms
  • Major neurocognitive disorder due to vascular disease, unspecified severity, with psychotic disturbance such as hallucinations, paranoia, suspiciousness, or delusional state
  • Vascular dementia, unspecified severity, with psychotic disturbance such as hallucinations, paranoia, suspiciousness, or delusional state
Inclusion Terms
  • Major neurocognitive disorder due to vascular disease, unspecified severity, with mood disturbance such as depression, apathy, or anhedonia
  • Vascular dementia, unspecified severity, with mood disturbance such as depression, apathy, or anhedonia
Inclusion Terms

Major neurocognitive disorder due to vascular disease, unspecified severity, with anxiety

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About ICD-10-CM Code F01.5 (Vascular dementia)

ICD-10-CM code F01.5 is a billable or specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2025 edition of ICD-10-CM F01.5 became effective on October 1, 2024.

This page provides detailed information about F01.5 - Vascular dementia, unspecified severity. It includes common terminology, coding guidelines such as "Includes," "Excludes1," and "Excludes2" notes, and information on required 7th characters. Utilizing this information correctly is essential for accurate medical coding and claims submission for conditions like Vascular dementia related to unspecified severity.