F03 is the ICD-10 code for Unspecified dementia. It is a three-character category that is not subdivided further. 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
What F03 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Presenile:
- dementia NOS
- psychosis NOS
- Primary degenerative dementia NOS
- Senile:
- dementia: NOS
- dementia: depressed or paranoid type
- psychosis NOS
What F03 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- senility NOS R54
Coding notes
- Use additional code, if desired, to indicate delirium or acute confusional state superimposed on dementia.
F03 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
F03Uspesifisert demens
- F03.00Uspesifisert demens uten tilleggssymptom
- F03.01Uspesifisert demens med hovedsakelig vrangforestilling som annet symptom
- F03.02Uspesifisert demens med hovedsakelig hallusinasjon som annet symptom
- F03.03Uspesifisert demens med hovedsakelig depressivitet som annet symptom
- F03.04Uspesifisert demens med andre blandede symptomer
DF03Ikke specificeret demens
- DF039Demens UNS
F03Määrittämätön dementia
F03Nicht näher bezeichnete Demenz
F03Démence, sans précision
F03niet-gespecificeerde dementie
Listed through more specific codes:
- F03.90Unspecified dementia, unspecified severity, without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety
- F03.92Unspecified dementia, unspecified severity, with psychotic disturbance
- F03.93Unspecified dementia, unspecified severity, with mood disturbance
- F03.94Unspecified dementia, unspecified severity, with anxiety
- F03.A0Unspecified dementia, mild, without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety
- F03.A2Unspecified dementia, mild, with psychotic disturbance
- F03.A3Unspecified dementia, mild, with mood disturbance
- F03.A4Unspecified 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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