ICD-10-CM code · FY2027
F01.A Vascular dementia, mild
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Coding notes for F01.A
Excludes1 Not coded here: never report these together with this code (use the code given instead).
- mild neurocognitive disorder due to known physiological condition with or without behavioral disturbance (F06.7-)
Also applies, from F01 Vascular dementia
Includes Conditions this code covers.
- arteriosclerotic dementia
- major neurocognitive disorder due to vascular disease
- multi-infarct dementia
Code first Report the underlying condition's code before this one.
- , if applicable, any causal condition
Block F01-F09 notes (apply to every code in it)
Note
- This block comprises a range of mental disorders grouped together on the basis of their having in common a demonstrable etiology in cerebral disease, brain injury, or other insult leading to cerebral dysfunction. The dysfunction may be primary, as in diseases, injuries, and insults that affect the brain directly and selectively; or secondary, as in systemic diseases and disorders that attack the brain only as one of the multiple organs or systems of the body that are involved.
Chapter 5 notes (apply to every code in it)
Includes Conditions this code covers.
- disorders of psychological development
Codes under F01.A 7
- F01.A0 Vascular dementia, mild, without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxietyBillable
- F01.A1 Vascular dementia, mild, with behavioral disturbanceHeader
- F01.A11 Vascular dementia, mild, with agitationBillable
- F01.A18 Vascular dementia, mild, with other behavioral disturbanceBillable
- F01.A2 Vascular dementia, mild, with psychotic disturbanceBillable
- F01.A3 Vascular dementia, mild, with mood disturbanceBillable
- F01.A4 Vascular dementia, mild, with anxietyBillable
Related codes in F01
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See 2MM+ plansICD-10-CM FY2027 code set, as published by the CDC National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and CMS, effective October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027. Codes, titles and notes are shown as published. Check payer rules and the official guidelines before billing. This page is not medical advice.
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