ICD-10-CM F07.81 is the diagnosis code for Postconcussional syndrome. This code falls under the section "Mental disorders due to known physiological conditions" within Chapter 5 — Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders (F01-F99). It is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. Medical coders and healthcare providers use this code to document and classify diagnoses in electronic health records, insurance claims, and clinical databases.
The following conditions should never be coded at the same time as F07.81. They are mutually exclusive:
Understanding where F07.81 sits in the ICD-10-CM classification helps ensure proper coding:
Yes, F07.81 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
F07.81 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for "Postconcussional syndrome". It is used by healthcare providers to classify and document this condition in medical records and insurance claims.
The parent code of F07.81 is F07.8 ("Other personality and behavioral disorders due to known physiological condition"). F07.81 provides a more specific classification within this category.
F07.81 is located in Section F01-F09 — "Mental disorders due to known physiological conditions" within Chapter 5 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List.
Use F07.81 when the patients documented diagnosis matches "Postconcussional syndrome" and the clinical documentation supports this level of specificity. Always verify with the latest ICD-10-CM guidelines and payer requirements.
The ICD-10-CM code for Postconcussional syndrome is F07.81.
Yes, F07.81 can be used as a primary diagnosis code since it is billable and specific.
F07.81 is in Chapter 5 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List.
Type 1 Excludes for F07.81 include: current concussion (brain) (S06.0X- with seventh character A); postencephalitic syndrome (F07.89).
Yes, F07.81 is a valid ICD-10-CM code for the 2026 fiscal year, subject to official CMS updates.