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.
- MS-DRG 885 — PSYCHOSES (MDC 19)
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
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.
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