F79
BillableUnspecified intellectual disabilities
Unspecified intellectual disabilities
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Mental deficiency NOS
- Mental subnormality NOS
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
- 11p partial monosomy syndrome4135001
- Micrognathia-glossoptosis syndrome4602007
- Pierre Robin association4602007
- Pierre Robin syndrome4602007
- Robin sequence4602007
- Brachycephaly13649004
- Short anteroposterior diameter of skull13649004
- Short broad skull13649004
- Wide skull13649004
- Eyes wide apart22006008
- Eyes widely set22006008
- Hypertelorism22006008
- Orbital hypertelorism22006008
- Orbital separation excessive22006008
- Glossoplegia38228000
- Paralysis of tongue38228000
- Cracked tongue52368004
- Fissured tongue52368004
- Furrowed tongue52368004
- Lingua plicata52368004
- Plicated tongue52368004
- Scrotal tongue52368004
- Arachnodactyly62250003
- Congenital arachnodactyly62250003
- Spider finger62250003
- Micromelia74370006
- Micromelic dwarf74370006
- Micromelus74370006
- Nanomelia74370006
- Athetoid cerebral palsy75019001
- Congenital hepatic fibrosis79607001
- Intellectual developmental disorder110359009
- Intellectual disability110359009
- Blood magnesium abnormal166745009
- Blood magnesium outside reference range166745009
- Congenital fissure of tongue204631004
- Congenital plicated tongue204631004
- Intellectual functioning disability228156007
- Intellectual limitation228156007
- Congenital nuclear ophthalmoplegia230530003
- Dyskinetic cerebral palsy230780007
- POF - Premature ovarian failure237788002
- Premature ovarian failure237788002
- Below average intellect247575000
- Below average intelligence247575000
- Low intelligence247578003
- Combined malformation of central nervous system and skeletal muscle277949001
- Intellectual disability, congenital heart disease, blepharophimosis, blepharoptosis and hypoplastic teeth412787009
- Mental retardation, congenital heart disease, blepharophimosis, blepharoptosis and hypoplastic teeth412787009
- Ohdo blepharophimosis syndrome412787009
- Extrapyramidal cerebral palsy702314005
- Non-spastic cerebral palsy702314005
- Chromosome 11p13 deletion syndrome715215007
- WAGR (Wilms tumor, aniridia, genitourinary anomalies and mental retardation) syndrome715215007
- WAGR (Wilms tumour, aniridia, genitourinary anomalies and mental retardation) syndrome715215007
- WAGR syndrome715215007
- Wilms tumor, aniridia, genitourinary anomalies and mental retardation syndrome715215007
- Wilms tumour, aniridia, genitourinary anomalies and mental retardation syndrome715215007
- Disorder of sex development with intellectual disability syndrome719450007
- Pseudohermaphroditism with intellectual disability syndrome719450007
- Verloes Gillerot Fryns syndrome719450007
- Arachnodactyly with abnormal ossification and intellectual disability syndrome720501007
- Kosztolanyi syndrome720501007
- Arachnodactyly and intellectual disability with facial dysmorphism syndrome720502000
- De Die, Smulders, Vles, Fryns syndrome720502000
- Cantalamessa Baldini Ambrosi syndrome721841001
- Hypogonadism with mitral valve prolapse and intellectual disability syndrome721841001
- Al Gazali Nair syndrome722110003
- Osteogenesis imperfecta, retinopathy, seizures, intellectual disability syndrome722110003
- Intellectual disability, craniofacial dysmorphism, hypogonadism, diabetes mellitus syndrome722454003
- Mental retardation syndrome Belgian type722454003
- Microcephaly, seizure, intellectual disability, heart disease syndrome723304001
- Deletion of part of chromosome 11726381002
- Deletion of part of chromosome 21726398002
- Intellectual developmental disorder due to nutritional deficiency763626009
- Intellectual disability due to nutritional deficiency763626009
- Intellectual disability, polydactyly, uncombable hair syndrome763742008
- Kozlowski Krajewska syndrome763742008
- Intellectual disability, brachydactyly, Pierre Robin syndrome763744009
- Intellectual disability Wolff type763745005
- Wolff Zimmermann syndrome763745005
- Cryptorchidism, arachnodactyly, intellectual disability syndrome764950001
- Van Benthem Driessen Hanveld syndrome764950001
- Brachydactyly, mesomelia, intellectual disability, heart defect syndrome765761009
- Stratton Garcia Young syndrome765761009
- ADNP-related multiple congenital anomalies, intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder766824003
- Activity dependent neuroprotector homeobox related multiple congenital anomalies, intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder766824003
- Helsmoortel-van der Aa syndrome766824003
- Lundberg syndrome770679002
- Polyneuropathy, intellectual disability, acromicria, premature menopause syndrome770679002
- Intellectual disability, seizures, macrocephaly, obesity syndrome770750002
- Kagami Ogata syndrome770907002
- Multiple congenital anomalies due to 14q32.2 maternally expressed gene defect770907002
- Intellectual disability, short stature, hypertelorism syndrome771077007
- Stoll Geraudel Chauvin syndrome771077007
- Hepatic fibrosis, renal cyst, intellectual disability syndrome771149000
- Thompson Baraitser syndrome771149000
- White Sutton syndrome772127009
- CTCF-related neurodevelopmental disorder773552008
- Intellectual disability, feeding difficulties, developmental delay, microcephaly syndrome773552008
- FOXP1 syndrome774203000
- FOXP1-related intellectual disability, severe speech delay, mild dysmorphism syndrome774203000
- Intellectual disability, severe speech delay, mild dysmorphism syndrome774203000
- Levic Stefanovic Nikolic syndrome782945001
- Ophthalmoplegia, intellectual disability, lingua scrotalis syndrome782945001
- Severe microbrachycephaly, intellectual disability, athetoid cerebral palsy syndrome783005002
- 21q22.13q22.2 microdeletion syndrome783619003
- DYRK1A-related intellectual disability syndrome due to 21q22.13q22.2 microdeletion783619003
- Dual specificity tyrosine phosphorylation regulated kinase 1A-related intellectual disability syndrome due to 21q22.13q22.2 microdeletion783619003
- Monosomy 21q22.13q22.2783619003
- Curatolo Cilio Pessagno syndrome783703004
- White matter hypoplasia, corpus callosum agenesis, intellectual disability syndrome783703004
- Blepharophimosis, intellectual disability syndrome788584007
- Autism spectrum disorder with disorder of intellectual development and with mild or no impairment of functional language without loss of previously acquired skills870262000
- Pervasive developmental disorder with disorder of intellectual development without loss of previously acquired skills870262000
- Autism spectrum disorder with disorder of intellectual development and with mild or no impairment of functional language with loss of previously acquired skills870265003
- Pervasive developmental disorder with disorder of intellectual development with loss of previously acquired skills870265003
- Mesomelic dysplasia of upper limb1010609002
- Congenital dysplasia of radius1142185008
- Brain malformations, musculoskeletal abnormalities, facial dysmorphism, intellectual disability syndrome1169355000
- ZTTK syndrome1169355000
- Zhu Tokita Takenouchi Kim syndrome1169355000
- DYRK1A (dual specificity tyrosine phosphorylation regulated kinase 1A)-related intellectual disability syndrome1179301003
- DYRK1A syndrome1179301003
- DYRK1A-related intellectual disability syndrome1179301003
- Dual specificity tyrosine phosphorylation regulated kinase 1A-related intellectual disability syndrome1179301003
- Blood magnesium below reference range1179460004
- Primary hypomagnesaemia, generalised seizures, intellectual disability, obesity syndrome1351854006
- Primary hypomagnesemia, generalized seizures, intellectual disability, obesity syndrome1351854006
- Genetic syndromic childhood obesity1359763002
UMLS
- DEFIC MENTALC0917816
- Deficiencies, MentalC0917816
- Deficiency mentalC0917816
- Deficiency, MentalC0917816
- MENTAL DEFICC0917816
- Mental DeficienciesC0917816
- Mental DeficiencyC0917816
- Mental deficiencyC0917816
- Mental deficiency NOSC0917816
- mental deficienciesC0917816
- mental deficiencyC0917816
- Mental disabilityC1306341
- Mental disability NOSC1306341
- Mental handicap NOSC1306341
- Mental impairmentC1306341
- Mental impairment NOSC1306341
- Mental subnormality NOSC1306341
- disabilities mentalC1306341
- handicap mentalC1306341
- handicapped mentalC1306341
- handicaps mentalC1306341
- mental disabilityC1306341
- mental handicapC1306341
- mental subnormalityC1306341
- Unspecified intellectual disabilitiesC3161331
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code F79?
ICD-10-CM code F79 represents "Unspecified intellectual disabilities". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is F79 a billable code?
Yes, F79 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is F79 in?
F79 is in Chapter 5: Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (codes F01-F99).
What codes cannot be used with F79?
F79 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 F79 map to?
F79 maps to 61 SNOMED CT concepts: 4135001, 783619003, 766824003, 722110003, 62250003, and 56 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for F79?
F79 is linked to 3 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0917816, C1306341, C3161331. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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