290.20 SENILE DELUSION


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 290.20

Short Description: Senile delusion

Long Description: Senile dementia with delusional features

Code Classification:

  • Mental disorders (290–319)
    • Organic psychotic conditions (290-294)
      • 290 Senile and presenile organic psychotic conditions
        • 290.20 Senile delusion

This code is valid for adult diagnoses (age 15 through 124)

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 290.20 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Dementia 294.20
    • senile 290.0
      • with
        • delusional features 290.20
      • paranoid type 290.20
  • Disorder - see also Disease
    • mental (nonpsychotic) 300.9
      • psychotic (see also Psychosis) 298.9
        • senile 290.20
  • Failure, failed
    • senile (general) 797
      • with psychosis 290.20
  • Insanity, insane (see also Psychosis) 298.9
    • senile 290.20
  • Paranoia 297.1
    • senile 290.20
  • Paranoid
    • dementia (see also Schizophrenia) 295.3
      • senile 290.20
    • psychosis 297.9
      • senile 290.20
    • state 297.9
      • due to or associated with
        • senile brain disease 290.20
      • senile 290.20
  • Psychosis 298.9
    • organic NEC 294.9
      • due to or associated with
        • senility 290.20
    • paranoid (chronic) 297.9
      • senile 290.20
    • paroxysmal 298.9
      • senile 290.20
    • senile NEC 290.20
      • with
        • delusional features 290.20
        • depressive features 290.21
      • depressed type 290.21
      • paranoid type 290.20
      • simple deterioration 290.20
      • specified type - see categories 295-298
  • Reaction
    • paranoid (chronic) 297.9
      • senile 290.20
  • Senility 797
    • with
      • psychosis NEC (see also Psychosis, senile) 290.20
  • State
    • paranoid 297.9
      • in
        • senile brain disease 290.20
      • senile 290.20
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • organic
      • delusional 293.81
        • due to or associated with
          • senility 290.20

Crosswalk Information

The code 290.20 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
290.20 Right Arrow F03.90 Unspecified dementia without behavioral disturbance
F05 Delirium due to known physiological condition
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
290.0 Senile dementia, uncomplicated
290.10 Presenile dementia, uncomplicated
290.11 Presenile dementia with delirium
290.12 Presenile dementia with delusional features
290.13 Presenile dementia with depressive features
290.21 Senile dementia with depressive features
290.3 Senile dementia with delirium
290.40 Vascular dementia, uncomplicated
290.41 Vascular dementia, with delirium
290.42 Vascular dementia, with delusions
290.43 Vascular dementia, with depressed mood
290.8 Other specified senile psychotic conditions
290.9 Unspecified senile psychotic condition


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