F03.A

F03.A: Unspecified dementia, mild

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

F03.A is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for unspecified dementia, mild. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

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

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above F03.A

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on F03: Unspecified dementia

dementia with delirium or acute confusional state (F05)
mild memory disturbance due to known physiological condition (F06.8)

Other codes that can never be billed with F03.A

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

F06Other mental disorders due to known physiological condition
F06.7Mild neurocognitive disorder due to known physiological condition
G30Alzheimer's disease
G31.84Mild cognitive impairment of uncertain or unknown etiology
R54Age-related physical debility

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead F03.A

5 child codes. Green means billable.