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F72

Billable

Severe intellectual disabilities

Severe intellectual disabilities

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

F70-F79

ICD-11 Mapping

1 equivalent

Coding Notes

Inclusion Terms

Alternative clinical terms for this condition

  • IQ 20-25 to 35-40
  • Severe mental subnormality

Includes

Conditions included under this code

  • disorders of psychological development

Excludes 1

Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)

Excludes 2

Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both

Code First

The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code

  • any associated physical or developmental disorders
ICD-11 Equivalents(1)

ICD-11 Equivalents

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Corresponding ICD-11 codes from the WHO crosswalk mapping

6A00.2Disorder of intellectual development, severeequivalentPrimary
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(82)

SNOMED CT

UMLS

Clinical Terms

  • severe mental retardation
  • Severe intellectual disability and progressive spastic paraplegia
  • Severe intellectual disability, progressive postnatal microcephaly, midline stereotypic hand movements syndrome
  • Recession of bone
  • IQ 20-25 to 35-40
  • IQSEC2-related syndromic intellectual disability
  • Retrognathia
  • Mental retardation, severe in some patients
  • Diplegia
  • Severe intellectual disability (disorder)
  • Congenital absence of pain with severe intellectual disability
  • Retrognathism
  • Severe intellectual development disorder
  • Severe mental retardation (I.Q. 20-34)
  • Severe mental subnormality
  • Congenital insensitivity to pain with severe intellectual disability
  • CTNNB1 syndrome
  • Early and severe mental retardation
  • Spastic diplegia
  • IQSEC2 (IQ motif and Sec7 domain 2) related syndromic intellectual disability
  • AP4 deficiency syndrome
  • Severe intellectual disability, poor language, strabismus, grimacing face, long fingers syndrome
  • Severe intellectual disability, short stature, behavioural abnormalities, facial dysmorphism syndrome
  • Intellectual disability, severe
  • Craniosynostosis, microretrognathia, severe intellectual disability syndrome
  • Congenital insensitivity to pain with preserved temperature sensation
  • Severe mental retardation (Intelligence Quotient 20-34)
  • Bilateral paralysis
  • Congenital insensitivity to pain with severe non-progressive cognitive delay
  • Mental retardation, severe,
  • Severe intellectual disability, progressive spastic diplegia syndrome
  • Congenital analgesia with severe intellectual disability
  • Spastic paralysis
  • Severe motor and intellectual disabilities, sensorineural deafness, dystonia syndrome
  • Mental retardation, severe
  • Congenital retrognathism
  • Severe intellectual disability, short stature, behavioral abnormalities, facial dysmorphism syndrome
  • Severe intellectual disability
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for severe intellectual disabilities?

The ICD-10-CM code for severe intellectual disabilities is F72. The full clinical description is "Severe intellectual disabilities". F72 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.

What does ICD-10 code F72 mean?

ICD-10-CM code F72 represents “Severe intellectual disabilities”. It is classified under Chapter 5: Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental Disorders and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Is F72 a billable code?

Yes, F72 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is F72 in?

F72 is in Chapter 5: Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (codes F01-F99).

What codes cannot be used with F72?

F72 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: borderline intellectual functioning, IQ above 70 to 84 (R41.83).

What SNOMED CT codes does F72 map to?

F72 maps to 14 SNOMED CT concepts: 778011005, 6481005, 782723007, 1237623009, 109515000, and 9 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for F72?

F72 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0036857, C2874987. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

How does F72 relate to ICF functioning codes?

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like severe intellectual disabilities affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.

What is the ICD-11 equivalent of F72?

F72 maps to the ICD-11 code: 6A00.2 (Disorder of intellectual development, severe).

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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.