Is F65.5 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. F65.5 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does F65.5 sit in the tabular list?

Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders (F01-F99), in the block Disorders of adult personality and behavior (F60-F69).

F65.5

F65.5 — Sadomasochism

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

F65.5 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for sadomasochism. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Risk adjustment

F65.5 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 F65.5

3 child codes. Green means billable.

F65.50Sadomasochism, unspecified
F65.51Sexual masochism
F65.52Sexual sadism

Related codes at this level

Codes that share F65. If F65.5 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

F65.0Fetishism
F65.1Transvestic fetishism
F65.2Exhibitionism
F65.3Voyeurism
F65.4Pedophilia
F65.8Other paraphilias
F65.9Paraphilia, unspecified

Questions about F65.5

Is F65.5 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. F65.5 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does F65.5 sit in the tabular list?: Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders (F01-F99), in the block Disorders of adult personality and behavior (F60-F69).