F44.5 – Conversion disorder with seizures or convulsions
ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code · Anxiety, dissociative, stress-related, somatoform and other nonpsychotic mental disorders
- Code
F44.5(claims format:F445)- Description
- Conversion disorder with seizures or convulsions
- Billable
- Yes – valid for HIPAA-covered transactions
- Valid for
- Dates of service October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 (FY2027)
- Chapter
- 5. Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders (F01-F99)
- Block
- F40-F48 Anxiety, dissociative, stress-related, somatoform and other nonpsychotic mental disorders
- Parent codes
- F44
Notes for F44.5
- Conversion disorder with attacks or seizures
- Dissociative convulsions
Notes inherited from parent codes
Instructional notes at a category or block level apply to every code below it.
F44 – Dissociative and conversion disorders
- conversion hysteria
- conversion reaction
- hysteria
- hysterical psychosis
- malingering [conscious simulation] (Z76.5)
Index terms for F44.5
Entries in the ICD-10-CM alphabetic index that lead to this code:
- Fit, hysterical
- Hysteroepilepsy
- Seizure, autonomic
- Tetany, functional
- Seizure, hysterical
- Tetany, psychogenic
- Convulsions, hysterical
- Pseudotetany, hysterical
- Convulsions, dissociative
- Tetany, hyperpnea, hysterical
- Tetany, convulsions, hysterical
- Tetany, hyperkinetic, hysterical
- Hysteria, hysterical, convulsions
- Tetany, hyperventilation, hysterical
- Autonomic, autonomous, hysteria seizure
- Disorder, conversion, with, attacks or seizures
Related codes in F44
- F44.0 – Dissociative amnesiaBillable
- F44.1 – Dissociative fugueBillable
- F44.2 – Dissociative stuporBillable
- F44.4 – Conversion disorder with motor symptom or deficitBillable
- F44.6 – Conversion disorder with sensory symptom or deficitBillable
- F44.7 – Conversion disorder with mixed symptom presentationBillable
- F44.8 – Other dissociative and conversion disordersHeader
- F44.9 – Dissociative and conversion disorder, unspecifiedBillable
Frequently asked questions
What is ICD-10 code F44.5?
F44.5 is the ICD-10-CM code for conversion disorder with seizures or convulsions, in the block F40-F48 (Anxiety, dissociative, stress-related, somatoform and other nonpsychotic mental disorders).
Is F44.5 a billable code?
Yes. F44.5 is a billable/specific code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
What category does F44.5 belong to?
It belongs to category F44 – Dissociative and conversion disorders.
Source: CDC/NCHS ICD-10-CM FY2027 code files, tabular list and index. Reference only – code assignment must follow the official ICD-10-CM guidelines and documentation in the medical record.