Code Information

  • Diagnosis Code: 294.21
  • Short Description: Demen NOS w behav distrb
  • Long Description: Dementia, unspecified, with behavioral disturbance
  • Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

Code Classification

  • Mental disorders (290–319)
    • Organic psychotic conditions (290-294)
      • 294 Other organic psychotic conditions (chronic)
        • 294.21 Demen NOS w behav distrb

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 294.21 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

  • Dementia 294.20
    • with behavioral disturbance (aggressive) (combative) (violent) 294.21

Crosswalk Information

The code 294.21 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
294.21 Right Arrow F03.91 Unsp dementia, unspecified severity, with behavioral disturb
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
294.0 Amnestic disorder in conditions classified elsewhere
294.10 Dementia in conditions classified elsewhere without behavioral disturbance
294.11 Dementia in conditions classified elsewhere with behavioral disturbance
294.20 Dementia, unspecified, without behavioral disturbance
294.8 Other persistent mental disorders due to conditions classified elsewhere
294.9 Unspecified persistent mental disorders due to conditions classified elsewhere
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