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F09

F09: Unspecified mental disorder due to known physiological condition

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

F09 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for unspecified mental disorder due to known physiological condition. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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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 (F06.7-)
  • psychosis NOS (F29)

Code first

The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code.

  • the underlying physiological condition

Inclusion terms

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

  • Mental disorder NOS due to known physiological condition
  • Organic brain syndrome NOS
  • Organic mental disorder NOS
  • Organic psychosis NOS
  • Symptomatic psychosis NOS

Other codes that can never be billed with F09

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

  • F29Unspecified psychosis not due to a substance or known physiological condition
  • F99Mental disorder, not otherwise specified

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

F09 is named in 9 Medicare coverage policies: 8 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 1 listing it as NOT covered. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A52434Health and Behavior Assessment/Intervention – Medical Policy Articlenot covered
  • A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head
  • A56937Billing and Coding: Psychiatry and Psychology Services
  • A57065Billing and Coding: Outpatient Psychiatry and Psychology Services

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Deficiency, deficient›cognitive
  • Disorder›cognitive
  • Organic›brain syndrome
  • Organic›mental disorder
  • Organic›psychosis
  • Psychosis, psychotic›organic
  • Psychosis, psychotic›symptomatic
  • Syndrome›brain(nonpsychotic)
  • Disease, diseased›mental›organic
  • Disorder›cognitive›due to general medical condition(secondary to)
  • Disorder›mental›organic or symptomatic
  • Syndrome›brain›organic

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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