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F44.2

F44.2: Dissociative stupor

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

F44.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for dissociative stupor. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check F44.2 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1: never code together

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

Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist

The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.

  • catatonic disorder due to known physiological condition (F06.1)
  • depressive stupor (F32, F33)
  • manic stupor (F30, F31)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above F44.2

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

Written on F44: Dissociative and conversion disorders

  • malingering [conscious simulation] (Z76.5)

Other codes that can never be billed with F44.2

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

  • R40.1Stupor
  • R41Other symptoms and signs involving cognitive functions and awareness

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

F44.2 is named in 10 Medicare coverage policies: 9 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
  • A56645Billing and Coding: Controlled Substance Monitoring and Drugs of Abuse Testing
  • A56756Billing and Coding: Home Health - Psychiatric Care
  • A56937Billing and Coding: Psychiatry and Psychology Services

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Catalepsy(hysterical)
  • Postures, hysterical
  • Stupor›dissociative
  • Stupor›psychogenic(anergic)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under F44

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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