Skip to main content
ICD-10/F20.2

F20.2 ICD-10-CM Code: Catatonic schizophrenia

F20.2 is the authoritative medical code for Catatonic schizophrenia. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for catatonic schizophrenia (ICD-10-CM F20.2), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with current federal coding standards.

Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.

Inpatient Payment Groups (MS-DRG)

MS-DRGs this diagnosis helps define, as principal or secondary, per the CMS ICD-10-CM/PCS MS-DRG Definitions Manual v43.0 (FY2026), Appendix B.

A diagnosis appearing in a group's logic does not by itself determine the DRG assigned to a stay; the grouper uses the full claim.

Code Set: Valid FY2026 and FY2027. FY2026 took effect October 1, 2025.

Official Registry Overview & Definition

Catatonic schizophrenia is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (F20.2). Inclusion terms: Schizophrenic catalepsy; Schizophrenic catatonia; Schizophrenic flexibilitas cerea. Excludes1 (not coded here): catatonic stupor (R40.1); brief psychotic disorder (F23); cyclic schizophrenia (F25.0); mood [affective] disorders with psychotic symptoms (F30.2, F31.2, F31.5, F31.64, F32.3, F33.3); schizoaffective disorder (F25.-); schizophrenic reaction NOS (F23). Excludes2 (not included here): schizophrenic reaction in:; alcoholism (F10.15-, F10.25-, F10.95-); brain disease (F06.2); epilepsy (F06.2); psychoactive drug use (F11-F19 with .15. .25, .95); schizotypal disorder (F21). Use additional code: code, if applicable, to identify:; other specified cognitive deficit (R41.84-).

Official Tabular Instructional Notes

Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for F20.2 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.

Inclusion Terms

Alternative terms the tabular list files under this code.

  • Schizophrenic catalepsy
  • Schizophrenic catatonia
  • Schizophrenic flexibilitas cerea

Excludes1 — Not Coded Here

Conditions that can never be reported with this code; the two are mutually exclusive.

  • catatonic stupor (R40.1)
  • brief psychotic disorder (F23)
  • cyclic schizophrenia (F25.0)
  • mood [affective] disorders with psychotic symptoms (F30.2, F31.2, F31.5, F31.64, F32.3, F33.3)
  • schizoaffective disorder (F25.-)
  • schizophrenic reaction NOS (F23)

Excludes2 — Not Included Here

Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.

  • schizophrenic reaction in:
  • alcoholism (F10.15-, F10.25-, F10.95-)
  • brain disease (F06.2)
  • epilepsy (F06.2)
  • psychoactive drug use (F11-F19 with .15. .25, .95)
  • schizotypal disorder (F21)

Use Additional Code

Supplementary codes the tabular list directs you to add.

  • Use additional code, if applicable, to identify:
  • other specified cognitive deficit (R41.84-)

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance

What can't be coded together with F20.2?

Per official ICD-10-CM Excludes1 instructions, F20.2 must not be reported together with: catatonic stupor (R40.1); brief psychotic disorder (F23); cyclic schizophrenia (F25.0); mood [affective] disorders with psychotic symptoms (F30.2, F31.2, F31.5, F31.64, F32.3, F33.3).

Can F20.2 be reported alongside related conditions?

Per official ICD-10-CM Excludes2 instructions, F20.2 and the following are not considered part of each other and may both be reported when both conditions are present: schizophrenic reaction in:; alcoholism (F10.15-, F10.25-, F10.95-); brain disease (F06.2); epilepsy (F06.2).

Is an additional code needed with F20.2?

Use additional code(s) to specify: code, if applicable, to identify:; other specified cognitive deficit (R41.84-).

What conditions are included under F20.2?

Catatonic schizophrenia includes: Schizophrenic catalepsy; Schizophrenic catatonia; Schizophrenic flexibilitas cerea.

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to F20.2 in its code family, with their registry titles.

  • F20 — Schizophrenia
  • F20.0 — Paranoid schizophrenia
  • F20.1 — Disorganized schizophrenia
  • F20.3 — Undifferentiated schizophrenia
  • F20.5 — Residual schizophrenia
  • F20.8 — Other schizophrenia
  • F20.81 — Schizophreniform disorder
  • F20.89 — Other schizophrenia
  • F20.9 — Schizophrenia, unspecified

View all codes in the F20 family

Indexed Clinical Terms (7)

Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.

  • Catalepsy (hysterical), schizophrenic
  • Catatonia (schizophrenic)
  • Catatonic, schizophrenia
  • Schizophrenia, schizophrenic, catalepsy
  • Schizophrenia, schizophrenic, catatonic (type) (excited) (withdrawn)
  • Schizophrenia, schizophrenic, flexibilitas cerea
  • Schizophrenia, schizophrenic, stupor