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Compare/F01 vs R43

F01 vs R43

F01 (Vascular dementia) compared with R43 (Disturbances of smell and taste), from the official CMS tabular data. Both may be reported when both conditions are documented (Excludes2).

Can these codes be reported together?

Yes, when both are documented. R43 carries an Excludes2 note covering F01: “symptoms and signs constituting part of a pattern of mental disorder (F01-F99)”

Excludes2 marks distinct conditions — both may be reported when both are documented.

Side by side

F01Vascular dementiaR43Disturbances of smell and taste
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: F01.50, F01.511, F01.518, F01.52, F01.53

Non-billable header

Report instead: R43.0, R43.1, R43.2, R43.8, R43.9

ClassificationF01-F99 — Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (F01-F99)R00-R99 — Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings, Not Elsewhere Classified (R00-R99)
DefinitionVascular dementia is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (F01).Disturbances of smell and taste is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (R43).
Includes
arteriosclerotic dementia
major neurocognitive disorder due to vascular disease
multi-infarct dementia
Vascular dementia as a result of infarction of the brain due to vascular disease, including hypertensive cerebrovascular disease.
Code first
, if applicable, any causal condition

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources