Question 1

Is F42 a billable ICD-10 code?

Accepted Answer

No, F42 is not a billable code. It is a category code that requires additional specificity. You must select a more specific code from the subcategories for billing purposes.

Question 2

What does ICD-10 code F42 mean?

Accepted Answer

ICD-10-CM code F42 represents Obsessive-compulsive disorder. This code is part of the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification used for medical coding and billing in the United States.

Question 3

What is the parent category for ICD-10 code F42?

Accepted Answer

The parent category for F42 is section:F40-F48 (Anxiety, dissociative, stress-related, somatoform and other nonpsychotic mental disorders (F40-F48)). This hierarchical classification helps organize related diagnoses for more accurate coding.

Question 4

What conditions should be coded separately from F42?

Accepted Answer

Code F42 has Type 2 Excludes including: obsessive-compulsive personality (disorder) (F60.5); obsessive-compulsive symptoms occurring in depression (F32.-, F33.-); obsessive-compulsive symptoms occurring in schizophrenia (F20.-). These conditions are not included in F42 but can be coded together if the patient has both conditions.

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