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ICD-10-CM 2027

ICD-10 code for terrors sleep

F51.4

Sleep terrors [night terrors]

✓ Billable / specific

From the official ICD-10-CM alphabetic index entry “Sleep › terrors”. Page updated September 29, 2026.

About coding terrors sleep

The ICD-10-CM code for terrors sleep is F51.4 (Sleep terrors [night terrors]).

Within F51 (sleep disorders not due to a substance or known physiological condition), F51.4 is specifically for sleep terrors [night terrors]. Related codes cover insomnia not due to a substance or known physiological condition (F51.0), hypersomnia not due to a substance or known physiological condition (F51.1), Sleepwalking [somnambulism] (F51.3), Nightmare disorder (F51.5), other sleep disorders not due to a substance or known physiological condition (F51.8) and sleep disorder not due to a substance or known physiological condition, unspecified (F51.9).

It is not a CC or MCC, so as a secondary diagnosis it doesn't change the MS-DRG severity level.

In MS-DRG v44.0, it is part of the grouping logic for DRG 887 (Other Mental Disorder Diagnoses, relative weight 1.1139), in MDC 19 (Mental Diseases and Disorders), as a principal or secondary diagnosis. The DRG a claim lands in depends on the principal diagnosis, procedures and any CC/MCC secondary diagnoses.

Common questions about terrors sleep ICD-10 codes

What is the ICD-10 code for terrors sleep?

F51.4 — Sleep terrors [night terrors].

Is F51.4 billable?

Yes. F51.4 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code valid for FY2027 (October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027).

Can F51.4 be used as a principal diagnosis?

Yes. The Medicare Code Editor doesn't restrict F51.4 as a principal diagnosis.

Is F51.4 a CC or MCC?

No. F51.4 is neither a CC nor an MCC under MS-DRG v44.0.