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F63

Non-Billable (Header)

Impulse disorders

Last updated: FY2026 ICD-10-CM (Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026) | CMS-HCC V28 (100% phase-in, PY2026)

What This Code Means

F63 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for impulse disorders. F63 sits in the ICD-10-CM chapter for mental, behavioral and neurodevelopmental disorders (f01-f99), within the section covering disorders of adult personality and behavior (f60-f69).

Header codes like F63 cannot be reported on claims directly — they organize child codes that share clinical context but the actual diagnosis must be coded to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation. Coders should look at F63's child codes and select the one that matches the patient's documented presentation, since payers reject header codes submitted as the primary diagnosis. For risk adjustment workflows, header codes never contribute to a Medicare Advantage member's RAF score on their own; only billable child codes that happen to map to a payment HCC affect risk-adjusted plan payments.

HCC Buddy maintains structured V28 and V24 mapping, RAF weights, and MEAT documentation criteria for F63 sourced directly from the CMS-HCC risk adjustment model files and the CMS ICD-10-CM code set.

Excludes 2 — Not included here, may code separately

  • habitual excessive use of alcohol or psychoactive substances (F10-F19)
  • impulse disorders involving sexual behavior (F65.-)

Child Codes

Code Hierarchy

F63Impulse disorders
F63Impulse disorders

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F63 ICD-10 Code: Impulse disorders | HCC Buddy