F42
Header — not billableObsessive-compulsive disorder
The ICD-10 code for obsessive-compulsive disorder is F42.
F42 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 5 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- F40Phobic anxiety disordersnon-billable header
- F41Other anxiety disordersnon-billable header
- F43Reaction to severe stress, and adjustment disordersnon-billable header
- F44Dissociative and conversion disordersnon-billable header
- F45Somatoform disordersnon-billable header
- F48Other nonpsychotic mental disordersnon-billable header
- F42Obsessive-compulsive disordernon-billable header