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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

F20.8Other schizophrenia

Not billable — use a more specific code

F20.8 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 2 more specific codes beneath it.

Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About F20.8

F20.8 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other schizophrenia. It belongs to category F20 (schizophrenia), 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 2 subcodes must be used instead.

Within F20, choose F20.8 (Other schizophrenia) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: paranoid schizophrenia (F20.0), Disorganized schizophrenia (F20.1), Catatonic schizophrenia (F20.2), Undifferentiated schizophrenia (F20.3), residual schizophrenia (F20.5) and unspecified (F20.9).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: F20.81 (disorder) and F20.89 (schizophrenia).

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.

Specific codes under F20.8

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to F20.8.

› From F20 Schizophrenia
Excludes1
Excludes2
Use additional code
  • code, if applicable, to identify:
  • other specified cognitive deficit (R41.84-)

Broader instructions also apply from Chapter 5: Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders.

Code history

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about F20.8

Is F20.8 billable?

No. F20.8 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.