Is F78 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. F78 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does F78 sit in the tabular list?

Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders (F01-F99), in the block Intellectual Disabilities (F70-F79).

F78

F78 — Other intellectual disabilities

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

F78 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other intellectual disabilities. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Risk adjustment

F78 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 F78

1 child code. Green means billable.

F78.AOther genetic related intellectual disabilities

Questions about F78

Is F78 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. F78 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does F78 sit in the tabular list?: Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders (F01-F99), in the block Intellectual Disabilities (F70-F79).