F31.6
F31.6 — Bipolar disorder, current episode mixed
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
F31.6 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for bipolar disorder, current episode mixed. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Other codes that can never be billed with F31.6
These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at F31.6. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading F31.6 alone.
Risk adjustment
F31.6 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead F31.6
5 child codes. Green means billable.
- F31.60Bipolar disorder, current episode mixed, unspecified
- F31.61Bipolar disorder, current episode mixed, mild
- F31.62Bipolar disorder, current episode mixed, moderate
- F31.63Bipolar disorder, current episode mixed, severe, without psychotic features
- F31.64Bipolar disorder, current episode mixed, severe, with psychotic features
Related codes at this level
Codes that share F31. If F31.6 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- F31.0Bipolar disorder, current episode hypomanic
- F31.1Bipolar disorder, current episode manic without psychotic features
- F31.2Bipolar disorder, current episode manic severe with psychotic features
- F31.3Bipolar disorder, current episode depressed, mild or moderate severity
- F31.4Bipolar disorder, current episode depressed, severe, without psychotic features
- F31.5Bipolar disorder, current episode depressed, severe, with psychotic features
- F31.7Bipolar disorder, currently in remission
- F31.8Other bipolar disorders
- F31.9Bipolar disorder, unspecified
Questions about F31.6
- Is F31.6 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. F31.6 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does F31.6 sit in the tabular list?
- Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders (F01-F99), in the block Mood [affective] disorders (F30-F39).