ICD-10 · PDGM grouping
F01 Vascular dementia
All 24 codes in the F01 family, with the PDGM clinical group, comorbidity subgroup and primary-position rule CMS assigns, read from the CMS grouper crosswalk v07.2.26 and the CDC FY2027 code file.
Codes in family
24
Can lead a claim
24
Cannot lead a claim
0
What CMS assigns to F01
All 24 codes group to Behavioral Health. All 24 count toward the Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias comorbidity subgroup. Every code can lead a claim. CMS attaches a code-first note to all 24.
- Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias: counts toward the high comorbidity tier only in an interaction pair.
Code first
CMS grouper convention 12, on all 24 codes. Code first:
- underlying disease
Every code in F01
Descriptions are CDC’s FY2027 wording; where CMS’s grouper abbreviates one, its form is shown beneath.
| Code | Description | Primary position | Clinical group | Comorbidity subgroup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F01.5 Vascular dementia, unspecified severity | ||||
| F01.50 | Vascular dementia, unspecified severity, without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxietyCMS: Vascular dementia, unsp severity, without beh/psych/mood/anx | Can lead a claim, code first applies | F | Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias |
| F01.51 Vascular dementia, unspecified severity, with behavioral disturbance | ||||
| F01.511 | Vascular dementia, unspecified severity, with agitation | Can lead a claim, code first applies | F | Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias |
| F01.518 | Vascular dementia, unspecified severity, with other behavioral disturbanceCMS: Vascular dementia, unsp severity, with other beh disturb | Can lead a claim, code first applies | F | Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias |
| F01.52 | Vascular dementia, unspecified severity, with psychotic disturbanceCMS: Vascular dementia, unsp severity, with psychotic disturb | Can lead a claim, code first applies | F | Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias |
| F01.53 | Vascular dementia, unspecified severity, with mood disturbanceCMS: Vascular dementia, unspecified severity, with mood disturb | Can lead a claim, code first applies | F | Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias |
| F01.54 | Vascular dementia, unspecified severity, with anxiety | Can lead a claim, code first applies | F | Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias |
| F01.A Vascular dementia, mild | ||||
| F01.A0 | Vascular dementia, mild, without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxietyCMS: Vascular dementia, mild, without beh/psych/mood/anx | Can lead a claim, code first applies | F | Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias |
| F01.A1 Vascular dementia, mild, with behavioral disturbance | ||||
| F01.A11 | Vascular dementia, mild, with agitation | Can lead a claim, code first applies | F | Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias |
| F01.A18 | Vascular dementia, mild, with other behavioral disturbance | Can lead a claim, code first applies | F | Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias |
| F01.A2 | Vascular dementia, mild, with psychotic disturbance | Can lead a claim, code first applies | F | Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias |
| F01.A3 | Vascular dementia, mild, with mood disturbance | Can lead a claim, code first applies | F | Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias |
| F01.A4 | Vascular dementia, mild, with anxiety | Can lead a claim, code first applies | F | Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias |
| F01.B Vascular dementia, moderate | ||||
| F01.B0 | Vascular dementia, moderate, without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxietyCMS: Vascular dementia, moderate, without beh/psych/mood/anx | Can lead a claim, code first applies | F | Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias |
| F01.B1 Vascular dementia, moderate, with behavioral disturbance | ||||
| F01.B11 | Vascular dementia, moderate, with agitation | Can lead a claim, code first applies | F | Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias |
| F01.B18 | Vascular dementia, moderate, with other behavioral disturbanceCMS: Vascular dementia, moderate, with other behavioral disturb | Can lead a claim, code first applies | F | Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias |
| F01.B2 | Vascular dementia, moderate, with psychotic disturbance | Can lead a claim, code first applies | F | Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias |
| F01.B3 | Vascular dementia, moderate, with mood disturbance | Can lead a claim, code first applies | F | Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias |
| F01.B4 | Vascular dementia, moderate, with anxiety | Can lead a claim, code first applies | F | Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias |
| F01.C Vascular dementia, severe | ||||
| F01.C0 | Vascular dementia, severe, without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxietyCMS: Vascular dementia, severe, without beh/psych/mood/anx | Can lead a claim, code first applies | F | Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias |
| F01.C1 Vascular dementia, severe, with behavioral disturbance | ||||
| F01.C11 | Vascular dementia, severe, with agitation | Can lead a claim, code first applies | F | Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias |
| F01.C18 | Vascular dementia, severe, with other behavioral disturbance | Can lead a claim, code first applies | F | Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias |
| F01.C2 | Vascular dementia, severe, with psychotic disturbance | Can lead a claim, code first applies | F | Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias |
| F01.C3 | Vascular dementia, severe, with mood disturbance | Can lead a claim, code first applies | F | Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias |
| F01.C4 | Vascular dementia, severe, with anxiety | Can lead a claim, code first applies | F | Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias |
Sources: CMS HH PPS Grouper Software v07.2.26, effective 2026-10-01, for the clinical group, comorbidity subgroup, code-first conventions and primary-position flags; CDC NCHS ICD-10-CM FY2027 code descriptions for the family title and code wording. This is the crosswalk Medicare runs a claim through. Grouping also depends on admission source, timing, the OASIS functional items and the rest of the diagnosis list.
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