R41.0
R41.0: Disorientation, unspecified
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
R41.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for disorientation, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check R41.0 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
- delirium due to known physiological condition (F05)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Confusion NOS
- Delirium NOS
Other codes that can never be billed with R41.0
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
R41.0 is named in 17 Medicare coverage policies: 16 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 1 listing it as NOT covered. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A57497Billing and Coding: Chest X-Ray Policynot covered
- A54799Billing and Coding: Urine Drug Testing
- A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head
- A56645Billing and Coding: Controlled Substance Monitoring and Drugs of Abuse Testing
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Confusion, confused
- Delirium, delirious(acute or subacute) (not alcohol- or drug-induced)
- Disorientation
- Confusion, confused›acute
- Delirium, delirious›due to›unknown etiology
- Symptoms NEC›involving›awareness›disorientation
- Symptoms NEC›involving›cognitive functions›disorientation
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.