ICD-10-CM F02: Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code (2025)

Official Description for F02

Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere

Coding Notes & Guidelines for F02

Includes Notes

Major neurocognitive disorder in other diseases classified elsewhere

Excludes1: Not Coded Here

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

Excludes1: Not Coded Here

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

Excludes2: Not Included Here
  • dementia in alcohol and psychoactive substance disorders (F10-F19, with .17, .27, .97)
  • vascular dementia (F01.5-, F01.A-, F01.B-, F01.C-)
Code First
  • the underlying physiological condition, such as:
  • Alzheimer's (G30.-)
  • cerebral lipidosis (E75.4)
  • Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (A81.0-)
  • epilepsy and recurrent seizures (G40.-)
  • frontotemporal dementia (G31.09)
  • hepatolenticular degeneration (E83.01)
  • human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20)
  • Huntington's disease (G10)
  • hypercalcemia (E83.52)
  • hypothyroidism, acquired (E00-E03.-)
  • intoxications (T36-T65)
  • Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease (A81.0-)
  • multiple sclerosis (G35)
  • neurocognitive disorder with Lewy bodies (G31.83)
  • neurosyphilis (A52.17)
  • niacin deficiency [pellagra] (E52)
  • other frontotemporal neurocognitive disorder (G31.90)
  • Parkinson's disease (G20.-)
  • Pick's disease (G31.01)
  • polyarteritis nodosa (M30.0)
  • prion disease (A81.9)
  • systemic lupus erythematosus (M32.-)
  • traumatic brain injury (S06.-)
  • trypanosomiasis (B56.-, B57.-)
  • vitamin B deficiency (E53.8)
Use Additional Code

code, if applicable, to identify wandering in dementia in conditions classified elsewhere (Z91.83)

Use Additional Code

code, if applicable, to identify wandering in dementia in conditions classified elsewhere (Z91.83)

Use Additional Code

code, if applicable, to identify wandering in dementia in conditions classified elsewhere (Z91.83)

Use Additional Code

code, if applicable, to identify wandering in dementia in conditions classified elsewhere (Z91.83)

Inclusion Terms
  • Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere NOS
  • Major neurocognitive disorder in other diseases classified elsewhere NOS
Inclusion Terms
  • Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified severity, with aberrant motor behavior such as restlessness, rocking, pacing, or exit-seeking
  • Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified severity, with verbal or physical behaviors such as profanity, shouting, threatening, anger, aggression, combativeness, or violence
  • Major neurocognitive disorder in other diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified severity, with aberrant motor behavior such as restlessness, rocking, pacing, or exit-seeking
  • Major neurocognitive disorder in other diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified severity, with verbal or physical behaviors such as profanity, shouting, threatening, anger, aggression, combativeness, or violence
Inclusion Terms
  • Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere with sleep disturbance, social disinhibition, or sexual disinhibition
  • Major neurocognitive disorder in other diseases classified elsewhere with sleep disturbance, social disinhibition, or sexual disinhibition
Inclusion Terms
  • Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified severity, with psychotic disturbance such as hallucinations, paranoia, suspiciousness, or delusional state
  • Major neurocognitive disorder in other diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified, with psychotic disturbance such as hallucinations, paranoia, suspiciousness, or delusional state
Inclusion Terms
  • Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified severity, with mood disturbance such as depression, apathy, or anhedonia
  • Major neurocognitive disorder in other diseases classified elsewhere unspecified severity, with mood disturbance such as with depression, apathy, or anhedonia
Inclusion Terms

Major neurocognitive disorder in other diseases classified elsewhere unspecified severity, with anxiety

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

Major neurocognitive disorder in other diseases classified elsewhere, mild, with anxiety

Inclusion Terms
  • Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, moderate, NOS
  • Major neurocognitive disorder in other diseases classified elsewhere, moderate, NOS
Inclusion Terms
  • Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, moderate, with aberrant motor behavior such as restlessness, rocking, pacing, or exit-seeking
  • Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, moderate, with verbal or physical behaviors such as profanity, shouting, threatening, anger, aggression, combativeness, or violence
  • Major neurocognitive disorder in other diseases classified elsewhere, moderate, with aberrant motor behavior such as restlessness, rocking, pacing, or exit-seeking
  • Major neurocognitive disorder in other diseases classified elsewhere, moderate, with verbal or physical behaviors such as profanity, shouting, threatening, anger, aggression, combativeness, or violence
Inclusion Terms
  • Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, moderate, with behavioral disturbances such as sleep disturbance, social disinhibition, or sexual disinhibition
  • Major neurocognitive disorder in other diseases classified elsewhere, moderate, with behavioral disturbance such as sleep disturbance, social disinhibition, or sexual disinhibition
Inclusion Terms
  • Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, moderate, with psychotic disturbance such as hallucinations, paranoia, suspiciousness, or delusional state
  • Major neurocognitive disorder in other diseases classified elsewhere, moderate, with psychotic disturbance such as hallucinations, paranoia, suspiciousness, or delusional state
Inclusion Terms
  • Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, moderate, with mood disturbance such as depression, apathy, or anhedonia
  • Major neurocognitive disorder in other diseases classified elsewhere, moderate, with mood disturbance such as depression, apathy, or anhedonia
Inclusion Terms

Major neurocognitive disorder in other diseases classified elsewhere, moderate, with anxiety

Inclusion Terms
  • Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, severe, NOS
  • Major neurocognitive disorder in other diseases classified elsewhere, severe, NOS
Inclusion Terms
  • Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, severe, with aberrant motor behavior such as restlessness, rocking, pacing, or exit-seeking
  • Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, severe, with verbal or physical behaviors such as profanity, shouting, threatening, anger, aggression, combativeness, or violence
  • Major neurocognitive disorder in other diseases classified elsewhere, severe, with aberrant motor behavior such as restlessness, rocking, pacing, or exit-seeking
  • Major neurocognitive disorder in other diseases classified elsewhere, severe, with verbal or physical behaviors such as profanity, shouting, threatening, anger, aggression, combativeness, or violence
Inclusion Terms
  • Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, severe, with behavioral disturbances such as sleep disturbance, social disinhibition, or sexual disinhibition
  • Major neurocognitive disorder in other diseases classified elsewhere, severe, with behavioral disturbances such as sleep disturbance, social disinhibition, or sexual disinhibition
Inclusion Terms
  • Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, severe, with psychotic disturbance such as hallucinations, paranoia, suspiciousness, or delusional state
  • Major neurocognitive disorder in other diseases classified elsewhere, severe, with psychotic disturbance such as hallucinations, paranoia, suspiciousness, or delusional state
Inclusion Terms
  • Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, severe, with mood disturbance such as depression, apathy, or anhedonia
  • Major neurocognitive disorder in other diseases classified elsewhere, severe, with mood disturbance such as depression, apathy, or anhedonia
Inclusion Terms

Major neurocognitive disorder in other diseases classified elsewhere, severe, with anxiety

Child Codes (More Specific Codes for F02):

F02.8 - Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified severity F02.80 - Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified severity, without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety F02.81 - Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified severity, with behavioral disturbance F02.811 - Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified severity, with agitation F02.818 - Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified severity, with other behavioral disturbance F02.82 - Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified severity, with psychotic disturbance F02.83 - Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified severity, with mood disturbance F02.84 - Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified severity, with anxiety F02.A - Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, mild F02.A0 - Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, mild, without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety F02.A1 - Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, mild, with behavioral disturbance F02.A11 - Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, mild, with agitation F02.A18 - Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, mild, with other behavioral disturbance F02.A2 - Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, mild, with psychotic disturbance F02.A3 - Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, mild, with mood disturbance F02.A4 - Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, mild, with anxiety F02.B - Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, moderate F02.B0 - Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, moderate, without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety F02.B1 - Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, moderate, with behavioral disturbance F02.B11 - Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, moderate, with agitation F02.B18 - Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, moderate, with other behavioral disturbance F02.B2 - Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, moderate, with psychotic disturbance F02.B3 - Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, moderate, with mood disturbance F02.B4 - Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, moderate, with anxiety F02.C - Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, severe F02.C0 - Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, severe, without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety F02.C1 - Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, severe, with behavioral disturbance F02.C11 - Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, severe, with agitation F02.C18 - Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, severe, with other behavioral disturbance F02.C2 - Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, severe, with psychotic disturbance F02.C3 - Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, severe, with mood disturbance F02.C4 - Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, severe, with anxiety

About ICD-10-CM Code F02 (Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere)

ICD-10-CM code F02 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 F02 became effective on October 1, 2024.

This page provides detailed information about F02 - Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere. 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 Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere.