F63.81

F63.81: Intermittent explosive disorder

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

F63.81 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for intermittent explosive disorder. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check F63.81 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above F63.81

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

Written on F63: Impulse disorders

habitual excessive use of alcohol or psychoactive substances (F10-F19)
impulse disorders involving sexual behavior (F65.-)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

F63.81 is named in 14 Medicare coverage policies: 13 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
A56614Billing and Coding: Psychiatric Inpatient Hospitalization
A56865Billing and Coding: Psychiatric Inpatient Hospitalization

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Disorder›intermittent explosive

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under F63.8

F63.89Other impulse disorders