ICD-10-CM Codes
F01-F99
F40-F48
F44-
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F44.5

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F44.5

Conversion disorder with seizures or convulsions

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Billable/Specific Code

F44.5 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM F44.5 became effective on October 1, 2022.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of F44.5 - other international versions of ICD-10 F44.5 may differ.

Applicable To

Conversion disorder with attacks or seizures
Dissociative convulsions

The following code(s) above F44.5 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

Applicable To annotations, or
Code Also annotations, or
Code First annotations, or
Excludes1 annotations, or
Excludes2 annotations, or
Includes annotations, or
Note annotations, or
Use Additional annotations

that may be applicable to F44.5:

F01-F99
2023 ICD-10-CM Range F01-F99
Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders
Includes
- disorders of psychological development
Type 2 Excludes
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders
F44
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F44
Dissociative and conversion disorders
Includes
- conversion hysteria
- conversion reaction
- hysteria
- hysterical psychosis
Type 2 Excludes
- malingering [conscious simulation] (Z76.5)
Dissociative and conversion disorders

Approximate Synonyms

Dissociative convulsions
Seizures, psychogenic

ICD-10-CM F44.5 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):

880 Acute adjustment reaction and psychosocial dysfunction

Convert F44.5 to ICD-9-CM

Code History

2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change

Code annotations containing back-references to F44.5:

Type 1 Excludes: R56
, G40
, R29.0

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R56
Convulsions, not elsewhere classified
Type 1 Excludes
- dissociative convulsions and seizures (F44.5)
- epileptic convulsions and seizures (G40.-)
- newborn convulsions and seizures (P90)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G40
Epilepsy and recurrent seizures
Note
- the following terms are to be considered equivalent to intractable: pharmacoresistant (pharmacologically resistant), treatment resistant, refractory (medically) and poorly controlled
Type 1 Excludes
- conversion disorder with seizures (F44.5)
- convulsions NOS (R56.9)
- post traumatic seizures (R56.1)
- seizure (convulsive) NOS (R56.9)
- seizure of newborn (P90)
Type 2 Excludes
- hippocampal sclerosis (G93.81)
- mesial temporal sclerosis (G93.81)
- temporal sclerosis (G93.81)
- Todd's paralysis (G83.84)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R29.0
Tetany
Applicable To
- Carpopedal spasm
Type 1 Excludes
- hysterical tetany (F44.5)
- neonatal tetany (P71.3)
- parathyroid tetany (E20.9)
- post-thyroidectomy tetany (E89.2)

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to F44.5:

Autonomic, autonomous
- hysteria seizure F44.5
Convulsions (idiopathic) R56.9
- see also Seizure(s)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R56.9
Unspecified convulsions
Applicable To
Convulsion disorder
Fit NOS
Recurrent convulsions
Seizure(s) (convulsive) NOS
- dissociative F44.5
- hysterical F44.5
Disorder (of) - see also Disease
- conversion (functional neurological symptom disorder)
  - with
    - attacks or seizures F44.5
Fit R56.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R56.9
Unspecified convulsions
Applicable To
Convulsion disorder
Fit NOS
Recurrent convulsions
Seizure(s) (convulsive) NOS
- hysterical F44.5
Hysteria, hysterical (conversion) (dissociative state) F44.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F44.9
Dissociative and conversion disorder, unspecified
Applicable To
Dissociative disorder NOS
- convulsions F44.5
Hysteroepilepsy F44.5
Pseudotetany R29.0
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R29.0
Tetany
Applicable To
Carpopedal spasm
Type 1 Excludes
hysterical tetany (F44.5)
neonatal tetany (P71.3)
parathyroid tetany (E20.9)
post-thyroidectomy tetany (E89.2)
- hysterical F44.5
Seizure(s) R56.9
- see also Convulsions
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R56.9
Unspecified convulsions
Applicable To
Convulsion disorder
Fit NOS
Recurrent convulsions
Seizure(s) (convulsive) NOS
- autonomic F44.5 (hysterical)
- hysterical F44.5
Tetany (due to) R29.0
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R29.0
Tetany
Applicable To
Carpopedal spasm
Type 1 Excludes
hysterical tetany (F44.5)
neonatal tetany (P71.3)
parathyroid tetany (E20.9)
post-thyroidectomy tetany (E89.2)
- convulsions R29.0
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R29.0
  Tetany
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
  Applicable To
  Carpopedal spasm
  Type 1 Excludes
  hysterical tetany (F44.5)
  neonatal tetany (P71.3)
  parathyroid tetany (E20.9)
  post-thyroidectomy tetany (E89.2)
  - hysterical F44.5
- hyperkinetic R29.0
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R29.0
  Tetany
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
  Applicable To
  Carpopedal spasm
  Type 1 Excludes
  hysterical tetany (F44.5)
  neonatal tetany (P71.3)
  parathyroid tetany (E20.9)
  post-thyroidectomy tetany (E89.2)
  - hysterical F44.5
- hyperpnea R06.4
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R06.4
  Hyperventilation
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
  Type 1 Excludes
  psychogenic hyperventilation (F45.8)
  - hysterical F44.5
- hyperventilation R06.4
  - see also Hyperventilation
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R06.4
  Hyperventilation
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
  Type 1 Excludes
  psychogenic hyperventilation (F45.8)
  - hysterical F44.5
- functional F44.5 (hysterical)
- psychogenic F44.5 (conversion reaction)

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To F44.5

F43.29 Adjustment disorder with other symptoms

F43.8 Other reactions to severe stress

F43.81 Prolonged grief disorder

F43.89 Other reactions to severe stress

F43.9 Reaction to severe stress, unspecified

F44 Dissociative and conversion disorders

F44.0 Dissociative amnesia

F44.1 Dissociative fugue

F44.2 Dissociative stupor

F44.4 Conversion disorder with motor symptom or deficit

F44.5 Conversion disorder with seizures or convulsions

F44.6 Conversion disorder with sensory symptom or deficit

F44.7 Conversion disorder with mixed symptom presentation

F44.8 Other dissociative and conversion disorders

F44.81 Dissociative identity disorder

F44.89 Other dissociative and conversion disorders

F44.9 Dissociative and conversion disorder, unspecified

F45 Somatoform disorders

F45.0 Somatization disorder

F45.1 Undifferentiated somatoform disorder

F45.2 Hypochondriacal disorders

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F44.5

Conversion disorder with seizures or convulsions

Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders

Dissociative and conversion disorders

Convulsions, not elsewhere classified

Epilepsy and recurrent seizures

Tetany

Unspecified convulsions

Unspecified convulsions

Dissociative and conversion disorder, unspecified

Tetany

Unspecified convulsions

Tetany

Tetany

Tetany

Hyperventilation

Hyperventilation