F20Schizophrenia

F20 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for schizophrenia. It belongs to block F20-F29 (schizophrenia, schizotypal, delusional, and other non-mood psychotic disorders) and chapter 5 (mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 7 subcodes must be used instead.

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: F20.0 (schizophrenia), F20.1 (schizophrenia), F20.2 (schizophrenia), F20.3 (schizophrenia), F20.5 (schizophrenia), F20.8 (schizophrenia) and F20.9 (unspecified).

Don't report F20 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: brief psychotic disorder (F23), cyclic schizophrenia (F25.0), mood [affective] disorders with psychotic symptoms (F30.2, F31.2, F31.5, F31.64, F32.3, F33.3), schizoaffective disorder (F25.-) and 1 more.

The conditions in its Excludes2 note aren't part of F20, but may be coded alongside it if the patient has both: alcoholism (F10.15-, F10.25-, F10.95-), brain disease (F06.2), epilepsy (F06.2), psychoactive drug use (F11-F19 with .15. .25, .95) and 1 more.

Use an additional code, if applicable, to identify: other specified cognitive deficit (R41.84-).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.