Billable Medical Code for Unspecified Schizophrenia
Diagnosis Code for Reimbursement Claim: ICD-9-CM 295.9
Code will be replaced by October 2015 and relabeled as ICD-10-CM 295.9.
This applies to schizophrenia: NOS, mixed NOS, undifferentiated NOS, undifferentiated type, schizophrenic reaction NOS, and schizophreniform psychosis NOS.
Schizophrenia Definition and Symptoms
Schizophrenia is a brain disorder that causes a person to interpret reality abnormally. Symptoms include trouble sleeping, delusions, hallucinations, irritability, lack of motivation, and disorganized thinking.