What paranoia ICD-10 codes can I use?
If you're looking for paranoia ICD codes, please note that there are a few, and what you need will depend on the context. Here are some examples:
F60.0 - Paranoid personality disorder
This ICD-10 code is meant to be used on a person confirmed to have paranoid personality disorder, which is a rare mental health condition characterized by extreme distrust and suspicion.
F20.0 - Paranoid schizophrenia
This ICD-10 code is meant to be used on a person confirmed to have paranoid schizophrenia. Paranoid schizophrenia is considered an outdated term for schizophrenia, but being paranoid remains a prominent symptom of schizophrenia.
F01.518 - Vascular dementia, unspecified severity, with other behavioral disturbance
This ICD-10 code is meant to be used on a patient confirmed to have vascular dementia, a type of dementia that emerges due to conditions that affect the brain's blood vessels. This comes with a behavioral disturbance. Paranoia counts as a behavioral disturbance.
F10.950 - Alcohol use, unspecified with alcohol-induced psychotic disorder with delusions
This ICD-10 code is meant to be used on a patient confirmed to have been using alcohol, and they have an alcohol-induced psychotic disorder with delusions. Paranoia counts.
F22 - Delusional disorders
This ICD-10 code is meant to be used on a patient confirmed to have a delusional disorder. There is a type of delusional disorder called persecutory delusional disorder, which is characterized by the belief that someone or something is watching and actively trying to harm them.