F06.7 vs R41.81
F06.7 (Mild neurocognitive disorder due to known physiological condition) compared with R41.81 (Age-related cognitive decline), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.
Can these codes be reported together?
No — do not report together. F06.7 carries an Excludes1 note covering R41.81: “age related cognitive decline (R41.81)”
Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).
Side by side
| F06.7Mild neurocognitive disorder due to known physiological condition | R41.81Age-related cognitive decline | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header | Billable |
| Classification | F01-F99 — Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (F01-F99) | R00-R99 — Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings, Not Elsewhere Classified (R00-R99) |
| Definition | Mild neurocognitive disorder due to known physiological condition is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (F06.7). | Age-related cognitive decline is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (R41.81). |
| Includes | mental disorders due to endocrine disorder mental disorders due to exogenous hormone mental disorders due to exogenous toxic substance mental disorders due to primary cerebral disease | Senility NOS |
| Code first | the underlying physiological condition, such as: Alzheimer's disease (G30.-) | — |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources