Schizophrenia ICD-10-CM Codes
Learn more about the ICD-10 Codes used for schizophrenia and its types, billability, synonyms, and more for more accurate coding.
By RJ Gumban on Feb 29, 2024.
Fact Checked by Ericka Pingol.
What ICD-10 Codes are Used for Schizophrenia?
Here’s a list of ICD Codes for Schizophrenia that healthcare professionals can use for medical coding, diagnosis documentation, communication, and billing:
- F20.0: Paranoid schizophrenia
- F20.1: Disorganized schizophrenia
- F20.2: Catatonic schizophrenia
- F20.3: Undifferentiated schizophrenia
- F20.5: Residual schizophrenia
- F20.81: Schizophreniform disorder
- F20.89: Other schizophrenia
- F20.9: Schizophrenia, unspecified
Which Schizophrenia ICD codes are Billable:
All of the Schizophrenia-related ICD codes mentioned above are billable.
Clinical Information
- Schizophrenia is a severe chronic brain disorder that affects how one perceives reality to the point that they lose touch with it, affecting how they think, feel, and behave. Symptoms usually exhibit when a patient is between 16 to 30 years old.
- The cause of schizophrenia has yet to be discovered or identified. However, genetics, environment, and brain chemistry most likely play a role in the development of the disorder.
- Symptoms of schizophrenia are categorized into three: psychotic, negative, and cognitive. A patient may have one or all of the symptoms that fall under any category and may also change over time.
- Examples of psychotic symptoms are hallucinations and delusions. Negative symptom examples, on the other hand, are having trouble planning/sticking to activities, avoiding social interaction, and showing limited facial expressions while taking in a monotonous/dull voice. Finally, cognitive symptom examples are having trouble focusing, processing, and using said information.
- To diagnose schizophrenia, a practitioner will conduct a physical exam, check the history, interview the patient to know more about their symptoms, and other additional tests like imaging or blood tests to rule out other conditions/causes with similar symptoms.
- Treatments for schizophrenia include antipsychotic medication, psychotherapy, coordinated special care, and assertive community treatment.
Synonyms Include:
- Paranoid schizophrenia
- Schizophrenia in remission
- Simple schizophrenia
- Cenesthopathic schizophrenia
- Subchronic schizophrenia
- Late-onset schizophrenia
Commonly asked questions
You can use a schizophrenia ICD code when documenting cases of schizophrenia confirmed by tests and examinations. This is to help communicate and bill the specific type of schizophrenia code the patient has.
The two common treatments for schizophrenia are medication and therapy.
It means the specific type of schizophrenia the patient has has been determined, and its corresponding code can be used in documentation for management, communication, and billing.
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