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ICD-10 Code F01.518: Vascular dementia, unspecified severity, with other behavioral disturbance

F01.518 is a billable ICD-10 diagnosis code used to classify Vascular dementia, unspecified severity, with other behavioral disturbance in medical records and claims. You may see this code in hospital records, discharge summaries, insurance claims, encounter documentation, referrals, or other healthcare billing and coding records. ICD-10 codes are diagnosis classification codes used in healthcare records, reporting, coding workflows, and billing support. This code sits within the broader ICD-10 area for Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders (F01-F99).

Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 26 May 2026

What is this code?

ICD-10 codes are diagnosis classification codes used in healthcare records, reporting, coding workflows, and billing support. This code sits within the broader ICD-10 area for Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders (F01-F99).

When is it used?

  • May be used when a clinician documents vascular dementia, unspecified severity, with other behavioral disturbance in a patient's medical record.
  • May appear in hospital records, claims, referrals, and clinical documentation.
  • This code can be used as a clinically usable diagnosis entry in standardized coding workflows.

What it does not mean

  • A code alone does not explain severity, treatment plan, or outcome.
  • A medical code should not be treated as a substitute for a doctor's diagnosis or advice.

Code hierarchy

chapter
5Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders (F01-F99)
block
F01-F09Mental disorders due to known physiological conditions
category
F01Vascular dementia
category
F01.5Vascular dementia, unspecified severity
category
F01.51Vascular dementia, unspecified severity, with behavioral disturbance
currentF01.51

Official coding notes

Inclusion terms
  • Major neurocognitive disorder due to vascular disease, unspecified severity, with behavioral disturbances such as sleep disturbance, social disinhibition, or sexual disinhibition
  • Vascular dementia, unspecified severity, with behavioral disturbances such as sleep disturbance, social disinhibition, or sexual disinhibition
Applicable to
  • code, if applicable, to identify wandering in vascular dementia (Z91.83)
Use additional code
  • code, if applicable, to identify wandering in vascular dementia (Z91.83)

Where you may see this code

You may see this code in hospital records, discharge summaries, insurance claims, encounter documentation, referrals, or other healthcare billing and coding records.

Related specialists

Cardiologist

Coverage-related procedures and services

CPT 96105high
ASSESSMENT OF APHASIA (INCLUDES ASSESSMENT OF EXPRESSIVE AND RECEPTIVE SPEECH AND LANGUAGE FUNCTION, LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION, SPEECH PRODUCTION ABILITY, READING, SPELLING, WRITING, EG, BY BOSTON DIAGNOSTIC APHASIA EXAMINATION) WITH INTERPRETATION AND REPORT, PER HOUR
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 96113high
DEVELOPMENTAL TEST ADMINISTRATION (INCLUDING ASSESSMENT OF FINE AND/OR GROSS MOTOR, LANGUAGE, COGNITIVE LEVEL, SOCIAL, MEMORY AND/OR EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS BY STANDARDIZED DEVELOPMENTAL INSTRUMENTS WHEN PERFORMED), BY PHYSICIAN OR OTHER QUALIFIED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL, WITH INTERPRETATION AND REPORT; EACH ADDITIONAL 30 MINUTES (LIST SEPARATELY IN ADDITION TO CODE FOR PRIMARY PROCEDURE)
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 96112high
DEVELOPMENTAL TEST ADMINISTRATION (INCLUDING ASSESSMENT OF FINE AND/OR GROSS MOTOR, LANGUAGE, COGNITIVE LEVEL, SOCIAL, MEMORY AND/OR EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS BY STANDARDIZED DEVELOPMENTAL INSTRUMENTS WHEN PERFORMED), BY PHYSICIAN OR OTHER QUALIFIED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL, WITH INTERPRETATION AND REPORT; FIRST HOUR
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 90847high
FAMILY PSYCHOTHERAPY (CONJOINT PSYCHOTHERAPY) (WITH PATIENT PRESENT), 50 MINUTES
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 90846high
FAMILY PSYCHOTHERAPY (WITHOUT THE PATIENT PRESENT), 50 MINUTES
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 90853high
GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY (OTHER THAN OF A MULTIPLE-FAMILY GROUP)
Source: CMS coverage guidance

Coding guidelines

Common synonyms

Vascular dementia, unspecified severity, with other behavioral disturbanceVascular dementia, unspecified severity

Frequently asked questions

Code details

CodeF01.518
SystemICD10
Display nameVascular dementia, unspecified severity, with other behavioral disturbance
ChapterMental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders (F01-F99)
BlockMental disorders due to known physiological conditions

Flags

BillableYes
Valid clinical useYes

Source

SourceICD-10
Version2026-annual
Releaseannual
Year2026

Index terms

Matched terms
Dementia(degenerative (primary)) (persisting) (unspecified severity) (without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety)Dementia(degenerative (primary)) (persisting) (unspecified severity) (without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety)

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