F07.81 Postconcussional syndrome

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Postcontusional syndrome (encephalopathy)
• Post-traumatic brain syndrome, nonpsychotic

Excludes1 (never code together)

• current concussion (brain) (S06.0-)
• postencephalitic syndrome (F07.89)

Use additional code

• code to identify associated post-traumatic headache, if applicable (G44.3-)

Applies from F07 Personality and behavioral disorders due to known physiological condition

Code first

• the underlying physiological condition

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 102-103 in MDC 01.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 310.2 Postconcussion syndrome

Code annotations containing back-references to F07.81

Back-references to F07.81

• Type 1 Excludes: F07.0 Personality change due to known physiological condition ("postconcussional syndrome (F07.81)")

Back-references to F07

• Type 2 Excludes: F63.1 Pyromania ("mental disorders due to known physiological condition (F01-F09)")
• Type 2 Excludes: F63.2 Kleptomania ("stealing in mental disorders due to known physiological condition (F01-F09)")

Diagnosis Index entries for F07.81

• Concussion (brain) (cerebral) (current) › syndrome
• Disorder (of) › mental (or behavioral) (nonpsychotic) › following organic brain damage › postconcussional syndrome
• Disorder (of) › postconcussional
• Encephalopathy (acute) › in (due to) (with) › trauma (postconcussional)
• Encephalopathy (acute) › postcontusional
• Encephalopathy (acute) › traumatic (postconcussional)
• Encephalosis, posttraumatic
• Postconcussional syndrome
• Postcontusional syndrome
• Post-traumatic brain syndrome, nonpsychotic
• Psychopathy, psychopathic › constitution, post-traumatic
• Punch drunk
• Status (post) › postcommotio cerebri
• Syndrome › brain (nonpsychotic) › organic › post-traumatic (nonpsychotic)
• Syndrome › brain (nonpsychotic) › postcontusional
• Syndrome › brain (nonpsychotic) › post-traumatic, nonpsychotic
• Syndrome › concussion
• Syndrome › postconcussional
• Syndrome › postcontusional

Nearby codes

• F07 Personality and behavioral disorders due to known physiological condition
• F07.0 Personality change due to known physiological condition
• F07.8 Other personality and behavioral disorders due to known physiological condition
• F07.81 Postconcussional syndrome (this code)
• F07.89 Other personality and behavioral disorders due to known physiological condition
• F07.9 Unspecified personality and behavioral disorder due to known physiological condition