F72
BillableSevere intellectual disabilities
Severe intellectual disabilities
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)
- borderline intellectual functioning, IQ above 70 to 84 (R41.83)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
Code First
The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code
- any associated physical or developmental disorders
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Bilateral paralysis6481005
- Diplegia6481005
- Severe intellectual development disorder40700009
- Severe intellectual disability40700009
- Severe mental retardation (I.Q. 20-34)40700009
- Severe mental retardation (Intelligence Quotient 20-34)40700009
- Spastic paralysis78403003
- Congenital retrognathism109515000
- Retrognathia109515000
- Retrognathism109515000
- Spastic diplegia281411007
- Recession of bone298358008
- Severe motor and intellectual disabilities, sensorineural deafness, dystonia syndrome770751003
- Severe intellectual disability, short stature, behavioral abnormalities, facial dysmorphism syndrome773419004
- Severe intellectual disability, short stature, behavioural abnormalities, facial dysmorphism syndrome773419004
- Severe intellectual disability, poor language, strabismus, grimacing face, long fingers syndrome773551001
- IQSEC2 (IQ motif and Sec7 domain 2) related syndromic intellectual disability774149004
- IQSEC2-related syndromic intellectual disability774149004
- Severe intellectual disability, progressive postnatal microcephaly, midline stereotypic hand movements syndrome774149004
- AP4 deficiency syndrome778011005
- Severe intellectual disability and progressive spastic paraplegia778011005
- CTNNB1 syndrome782723007
- Severe intellectual disability, progressive spastic diplegia syndrome782723007
- Congenital absence of pain with severe intellectual disability1237623009
- Congenital analgesia with severe intellectual disability1237623009
- Congenital insensitivity to pain with preserved temperature sensation1237623009
- Congenital insensitivity to pain with severe intellectual disability1237623009
- Congenital insensitivity to pain with severe non-progressive cognitive delay1237623009
- Craniosynostosis, microretrognathia, severe intellectual disability syndrome1269224009
UMLS
- Early and severe mental retardationC0036857
- Intellectual disability, severeC0036857
- Mental retardation, severeC0036857
- Mental retardation, severe in some patientsC0036857
- Mental retardation, severe,C0036857
- Severe intellectual development disorderC0036857
- Severe intellectual disabilitiesC0036857
- Severe intellectual disabilityC0036857
- Severe intellectual disability (disorder)C0036857
- Severe mental retardationC0036857
- Severe mental retardation (I.Q. 20-34)C0036857
- Severe mental retardation (Intelligence Quotient 20-34)C0036857
- Severe mental subnormalityC0036857
- severe mental retardationC0036857
- IQ 20-25 to 35-40C2874987
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code F72?
ICD-10-CM code F72 represents "Severe intellectual disabilities". It 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.
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