F01 is the ICD-10 code for Vascular dementia. It is a three-character category divided into 6 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block F00–F09 (Organic, including symptomatic, mental disorders) in Chapter V, Mental and behavioural disorders.
- Code type
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- V · F00–F99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
Definition
Vascular dementia is the result of infarction of the brain due to vascular disease, including hypertensive cerebrovascular disease. The infarcts are usually small but cumulative in their effect. Onset is usually in later life.
What F01 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- arteriosclerotic dementia
Subcodes of F01
F01 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DF01Vaskulær demens
F01Verisuoniperäinen dementia
F01Vaskuläre Demenz
F01Démence vasculaire
F01vasculaire dementie
Listed through more specific codes:
- F01.50Vascular dementia, unspecified severity, without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety
- F01.52Vascular dementia, unspecified severity, with psychotic disturbance
- F01.53Vascular dementia, unspecified severity, with mood disturbance
- F01.54Vascular dementia, unspecified severity, with anxiety
- F01.A0Vascular dementia, mild, without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety
- F01.A2Vascular dementia, mild, with psychotic disturbance
- F01.A3Vascular dementia, mild, with mood disturbance
- F01.A4Vascular dementia, mild, with anxiety
- and 8 more national subcodes
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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