9: Schizophrenia, unspecified.
According to the DSM-5, a schizophrenia diagnosis requires the following: At least two of five main symptoms. Those symptoms, explained above, are delusions, hallucinations, disorganized or incoherent speaking, disorganized or unusual movements and negative symptoms.
There are actually several different types of schizophrenia depending on the person's symptoms, but generally, the main types of schizophrenia include paranoid schizophrenia, catatonic schizophrenia, disorganized or hebephrenic schizophrenia, residual schizophrenia, and undifferentiated schizophrenia.
The previous version, the DSM-IV, described the following five types of schizophrenia:paranoid type.disorganized type.catatonic type.undifferentiated type.residual type.
ICD Code F20 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the seven child codes of F20 that describes the diagnosis 'schizophrenia' in more detail. F20 Schizophrenia. NON-BILLABLE. BILLABLE.
The ICD code F20 is used to code Psychosis. Psychosis refers to an abnormal condition of the mind described as involving a "loss of contact with reality". People with psychosis are described as psychotic. People experiencing psychosis may exhibit some personality changes and thought disorder.
Depending on its severity, this may be accompanied by unusual or bizarre behavior, as well as difficulty with social interaction and impairment in carrying out daily life activities. Specialty: Psychiatry.
Use a child code to capture more detail. ICD Code F20 is a non-billable code.