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F41.0

F41.0: Panic disorder [episodic paroxysmal anxiety]

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

F41.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for panic disorder [episodic paroxysmal anxiety]. 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.

  • panic disorder with agoraphobia (F40.01)

Inclusion terms

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

  • Panic attack
  • Panic state

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above F41.0

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

Written on F41: Other anxiety disorders

  • anxiety in:
  • acute stress reaction (F43.0)
  • transient adjustment reaction (F43.2)
  • neurasthenia (F48.8)
  • psychophysiologic disorders (F45.-)
  • separation anxiety (F93.0)

Other codes that can never be billed with F41.0

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

  • F40.01Agoraphobia with panic disorder

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

F41.0 is named in 24 Medicare coverage policies: 23 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
  • A56614Billing and Coding: Psychiatric Inpatient Hospitalization
  • A56756Billing and Coding: Home Health - Psychiatric Care
  • A56799Billing and Coding: Visual Fields Testing

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Panic(attack) (state)
  • Anxiety›episodic paroxysmal
  • Anxiety›panic type
  • Attack, attacks›panic
  • Disorder›panic
  • State›panic
  • Neurosis, neurotic›anxiety›panic type

The condition this code belongs to

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under F41

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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