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F42

F42Obsessive-compulsive disorder

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

F42 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for obsessive-compulsive disorder. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes2 — not included here, but may coexist

The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.

  • obsessive-compulsive personality (disorder) (F60.5)
  • obsessive-compulsive symptoms occurring in depression (F32.-, F33.-)
  • obsessive-compulsive symptoms occurring in schizophrenia (F20.-)

Other codes that can never be billed with F42

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at F42. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading F42 alone.

  • L98.1Factitial dermatitis
  • R46.81Obsessive-compulsive behavior

Risk adjustment

F42 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code to one of these instead F42

5 child codes. Green means billable.

Questions about F42

Is F42 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
No. F42 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does F42 sit in the tabular list?
Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders (F01-F99), in the block Anxiety, dissociative, stress-related, somatoform and other nonpsychotic mental disorders (F40-F48).
ICD-10-CMFY2026-Apr· effective April 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release — see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.