F01.53
BillableVascular dementia, unspecified severity, with mood disturbance
HCC Category Mapping
V28HCC 127 — Dementia, Mild or Unspecified
0.464RxHCCHCC 112 — Dementia and Other Specified Brain Disorders
0.000What This Code Means
Dementia caused by reduced blood flow to the brain, with mood disturbances such as depression or emotional instability.
Coding Tips
- •Mood disturbance includes depression, emotional lability, or other mood changes secondary to the dementia
- •Document whether mood symptoms are primary or secondary to the vascular dementia
Clinical Significance
Vascular dementia with mood disturbance captures depression, apathy, emotional lability, or other mood changes occurring in the context of cerebrovascular-related cognitive decline. Depression in vascular dementia is common and may accelerate cognitive decline, making recognition and treatment critical.
Documentation Requirements
- ✓Diagnosis of vascular dementia with cerebrovascular etiology
- ✓Specific mood disturbance documented (depression, apathy, emotional lability, irritability)
- ✓Cognitive assessment results
- ✓Mood assessment tool results (PHQ-9, GDS) if available
- ✓Treatment plan for mood disturbance (antidepressant therapy, psychosocial interventions)
- ✓Distinction from behavioral or psychotic disturbances
Commonly Confused Codes
F01.50 — Vascular dementia without behavioral disturbance: use when no mood disturbance is presentF01.52 — Vascular dementia with psychotic disturbance: use when hallucinations/delusions are presentF32.9 — Major depressive disorder, single episode, unspecified: standalone depression not related to dementiaF01.511 — Vascular dementia with agitation: behavioral rather than mood disturbance
Code Hierarchy
└F01Vascular dementia└F01.5Vascular dementia, unspecified severity└F01.53Vascular dementia, unspecified severity, with mood disturbance
└F01.53Vascular dementia, unspecified severity, with mood disturbance