F06.7

F06.7: Mild neurocognitive disorder due to known physiological condition

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

F06.7 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for mild neurocognitive disorder due to known physiological condition. 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.

age related cognitive decline (R41.81)
altered mental status (R41.82)
cerebral degeneration (G31.9)
change in mental status (R41.82)
cognitive deficits following (sequelae of) cerebral hemorrhage or infarction (I69.01-I69.11-, I69.21-I69.31-, I69.81- I69.91-)
dementia (F01.-, F02.-, F03.-)
mild cognitive impairment due to unknown or unspecified etiology (G31.84)
neurologic neglect syndrome (R41.4)
personality change, nonpsychotic (F68.8)

Code first

The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code.

the underlying physiological condition, such as:
Alzheimer's disease (G30.-)
human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20)
Huntington's disease (G10)
Neurocognitive disorder with Lewy bodies (G31.83)
other frontotemporal neurocognitive disorder (G31.09)
Parkinson's disease (G20.-)
systemic lupus erythematosus (M32.-)
traumatic brain injury (S06.-)
vitamin B deficiency (E53.-)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Mild neurocognitive impairment due to a known physiological condition

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above F06.7

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on F06: Other mental disorders due to known physiological condition

unspecified dementia (F03.-)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above F06.7

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

Written on F06: Other mental disorders due to known physiological condition

delirium due to known physiological condition (F05)
dementia as classified in F01-F02
other mental disorders associated with alcohol and other psychoactive substances (F10-F19)

Other codes that can never be billed with F06.7

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

F01.AVascular dementia, mild
F02Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere
F02.ADementia in other diseases classified elsewhere, mild
F03.AUnspecified dementia, mild
F09Unspecified mental disorder due to known physiological condition
G31.84Mild cognitive impairment of uncertain or unknown etiology

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 F06.7

2 child codes. Green means billable.