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R45.0

R45.0: Nervousness

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

R45.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for nervousness. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

  • Nervous tension

Other codes that can never be billed with R45.0

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

  • F07.0Personality change due to known physiological condition

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

R45.0 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A57130Billing and Coding: Psychiatric Codes

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Nerves
  • Nervous
  • Nervousness
  • Disturbance›nervous, functional
  • Irritation›nervous
  • Nervous›tension
  • Tension›nervous
  • Trouble›nervous

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under R45

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release: see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.