ICD-10-CM · Chapter 5 · F01–F99
F59
Unspecified behavioral syndromes associated with physiological disturbances and physical factors
Mental, behavioral and neurodevelopmental disorders
Quick facts
- Code
- F59
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 5 — Mental, behavioral and neurodevelopmental disorders
- Category
- F59
- Specificity
- 3 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM F59 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of unspecified behavioral syndromes associated with physiological disturbances and physical factors. 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.
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