F99

Mental disorder, not otherwise specified

FY2027Chapter 5: Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders/F99 Unspecified mental disorder

BillableComplete code, valid to report

F99 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for mental disorder, not otherwise specified. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The Alphabetic Index lists it under 10 entries. Its coding notes include 1 Excludes1 entry and 1 Excludes2 entry.

Excludes1

Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.

This code
  • unspecified mental disorder due to known physiological condition (F09)

Excludes2

Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.

Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
Inherited from Chapter 5 Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)

Care settings

How CMS programs treat this code. These are CMS claim edits and list entries, not coverage or eligibility rules.

IPF Primary

IPF MS-DRG adjustment. A principal diagnosis of this code groups to this MS-DRG:

MS-DRGDescriptionFactor
880Acute adjustment reaction & psychosocial dysfunction1.08
A principal diagnosis that groups to none of the 19 designated MS-DRGs gets no MS-DRG adjustment. Otherwise the claim still receives the federal per diem base rate and the other adjustments.

Source: CMS IPF PPS FY 2027 final rule (CMS-1847-F), Addendum A; code lists from the CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual v44; effective for discharges on or after October 1, 2026

Includes

Further defines or gives examples of the content of the category.

Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
Inherited from Chapter 5 Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders
  • disorders of psychological development

Inclusion terms

Conditions classified to this code.

This code
  • Mental illness NOS

Alphabetic Index terms

Terms the official Alphabetic Index lists for this code. 10 entries