ICD-10-CM F01.A: Vascular dementia, mild

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code (2025)

Official Description for F01.A

Vascular dementia, mild

Coding Notes & Guidelines for F01.A

Excludes1: Not Coded Here

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

Use Additional Code

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

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

Major neurocognitive disorder due to vascular disease, mild, with anxiety

Parent Code (Less Specific):

F01 - Vascular dementia

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

ICD-10-CM code F01.A 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.A became effective on October 1, 2024.

This page provides detailed information about F01.A - Vascular dementia, mild. 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 mild.