F20-F29 ICD-10-CA block: Schizophrenia, schizotypal and delusional disorders
F20-F29 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 27 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.
Official description
F20-F29Schizophrenia, schizotypal and delusional disorders (F20-F29)
ICD-10-CA · Canada
Codes in F20-F29
F20-F29 isn’t a code on its own. Open the group that matches what the note documents.
Notes for F20-F29
As CIHI prints them, with any note F20-F29 takes from the headings above it.
Includes
- Disorders of psychological developmentFrom Chapter 5: Mental and behavioural disorders (F00-F99)
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)From Chapter 5: Mental and behavioural disorders (F00-F99)
Note
- This block brings together schizophrenia, as the most important member of the group, schizotypal disorder, persistent delusional disorders, and a larger group of acute and transient psychotic disorders. Schizoaffective disorders have been retained here in spite of their controversial nature.
Where F20-F29 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 5: Mental and behavioural disorders (F00-F99)
- 2Block F20-F29Schizophrenia, schizotypal and delusional disorders
Source and release
- Data release
- ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
- Effective date
- Apr 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CIHI
This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
Is F20-F29 a valid ICD-10-CA code?
No. F20-F29 (Schizophrenia, schizotypal and delusional disorders) is a block heading in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release. It holds 27 codes; record the one the documentation supports.
Where is F20-F29 in ICD-10-CA?
F20-F29 sits under Chapter 5: Mental and behavioural disorders (F00-F99).
What coding notes apply to F20-F29?
ICD-10-CA lists Note, Includes, Excludes notes for F20-F29, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.
Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?
It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.
Codes beside F20-F29
F00-F09Organic, including symptomatic, mental disordersF10-F19Mental and behavioural disorders due to psychoactive substance useF30-F39Mood [affective] disordersF40-F48Neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disordersF50-F59Behavioural syndromes associated with physiological disturbances and physical factorsF60-F69Disorders of adult personality and behaviourF70-F79Mental retardationF80-F89Disorders of psychological developmentF90-F98Behavioural and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescenceF99-F99Unspecified mental disorder (F99)