F02.81

Non-Billable
ChapterF01–F99
Ranksubcategory
Official Description

Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified severity, with behavioral disturbance

Metadata & Insights
  • •2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
  • •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • •Chapter 5: Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (F01-F99).
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Clinical Hierarchy

CH5Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders (F01-F99)
F01-F09Mental disorders due to known physiological conditions (F01-F09)
F02Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere
F02.8Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified severity
F02.81Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified severity, with behavioral disturbance
F02.811Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified severity, with agitation
F02.818Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified severity, with other behavioral disturbance

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to F02.81:

categoryF02
Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere
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chapterCH5
Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders (F01-F99)
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Alphabetic Index Mentions

These are Diagnosis Index lookup paths that route to F02.81. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

8 raw paths
Dementia (degenerative (primary)) (persisting) (unspecified severity) (without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety)5 unique routes
in (due to)(5 variants)
diseases specified elsewhere (unspecified severity) (without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety)(5 variants)
with(5 variants)
aberrant motor behavior (exit-seeking) (pacing) (restlessness) (rocking)→F02.81
agitation→F02.81
behavioral disturbances (sexual disinhibition) (sleep disturbance) (social disinhibition)→F02.81(2 variants)
specified NEC→F02.81
verbal or physical behaviors (anger) (aggression) (combativeness) (profanity) (shouting) (threatening) (violence)→F02.81
Disorder (of)3 unique routes
neurocognitive(3 variants)
major(3 variants)
in (due to) (other diseases classified elsewhere)(3 variants)
with(3 variants)
aggressive behavior→F02.81
combative behavior→F02.81
violent behavior→F02.81

MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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