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

When was ICD-10 code F42 introduced?

Accepted Answer

Code F42 has been part of ICD-10-CM since 2016, when the coding system was mandated for use in the United States. This code was included in the original US implementation.

Question 4

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 5

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.

F422026

Excludes24Not included here

Includes1Included conditions

Excluded By4Codes that exclude this one

Is F42 a billable ICD-10 code?

What does ICD-10 code F42 mean?

When was ICD-10 code F42 introduced?

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

What conditions should be coded separately from F42?