ICD-10-CM · Chapter 5 · F01–F99
F48.9
Nonpsychotic mental disorder, unspecified
Mental, behavioral and neurodevelopmental disorders
Quick facts
- Code
- F48.9
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 5 — Mental, behavioral and neurodevelopmental disorders
- Category
- F48 — Other nonpsychotic mental disorders
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM F48.9 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of nonpsychotic mental disorder, unspecified. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in F48
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