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F79

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Unspecified intellectual disabilities

Unspecified intellectual disabilities

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

F70-F79

ICD-11 Mapping

1 equivalent

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)

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.ZDisorders of intellectual development, unspecifiedequivalentPrimary
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(305)

SNOMED CT

UMLS

Clinical Terms

  • Hepatic fibrosis, renal cyst, intellectual disability syndrome
  • Mental disability
  • Dual specificity tyrosine phosphorylation regulated kinase 1A-related intellectual disability syndrome
  • Mental retardation syndrome Belgian type
  • Mental Deficiency
  • ADNP-related multiple congenital anomalies, intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder
  • Hypogonadism with mitral valve prolapse and intellectual disability syndrome
  • Lingua plicata
  • Al Gazali Nair syndrome
  • Plicated tongue
  • Micromelus
  • disabilities mental
  • mental deficiencies
  • mental handicap
  • Orbital separation excessive
  • Paralysis of tongue
  • Premature ovarian failure
  • mental subnormality
  • Arachnodactyly
  • Brachycephaly
  • DYRK1A-related intellectual disability syndrome due to 21q22.13q22.2 microdeletion
  • Congenital plicated tongue
  • handicaps mental
  • Micromelic dwarf
  • WAGR (Wilms tumor, aniridia, genitourinary anomalies and mental retardation) syndrome
  • Intellectual disability, feeding difficulties, developmental delay, microcephaly syndrome
  • Below average intellect
  • FOXP1-related intellectual disability, severe speech delay, mild dysmorphism syndrome
  • Non-spastic cerebral palsy
  • Autism spectrum disorder with disorder of intellectual development and with mild or no impairment of functional language without loss of previously acquired skills
  • Pseudohermaphroditism with intellectual disability syndrome
  • Kagami Ogata syndrome
  • ZTTK syndrome
  • Intellectual disability due to nutritional deficiency
  • Intellectual disability, short stature, hypertelorism syndrome
  • Intellectual functioning disability
  • Mental impairment
  • Ohdo blepharophimosis syndrome
  • Eyes wide apart
  • Primary hypomagnesemia, generalized seizures, intellectual disability, obesity syndrome
  • Spider finger
  • Arachnodactyly and intellectual disability with facial dysmorphism syndrome
  • Helsmoortel-van der Aa syndrome
  • Thompson Baraitser syndrome
  • 11p partial monosomy syndrome
  • Short anteroposterior diameter of skull
  • Blood magnesium abnormal
  • Dual specificity tyrosine phosphorylation regulated kinase 1A-related intellectual disability syndrome due to 21q22.13q22.2 microdeletion
  • Microcephaly, seizure, intellectual disability, heart disease syndrome
  • Low intelligence
  • Fissured tongue
  • Pervasive developmental disorder with disorder of intellectual development with loss of previously acquired skills
  • Polyneuropathy, intellectual disability, acromicria, premature menopause syndrome
  • Furrowed tongue
  • Mental retardation, congenital heart disease, blepharophimosis, blepharoptosis and hypoplastic teeth
  • Congenital dysplasia of radius
  • Robin sequence
  • Autism spectrum disorder with disorder of intellectual development and with mild or no impairment of functional language with loss of previously acquired skills
  • Intellectual developmental disorder due to nutritional deficiency
  • Multiple congenital anomalies due to 14q32.2 maternally expressed gene defect
  • Chromosome 11p13 deletion syndrome
  • Intellectual developmental disorder
  • Mental deficiency NOS
  • Congenital arachnodactyly
  • Mesomelic dysplasia of upper limb
  • Intellectual disability, polydactyly, uncombable hair syndrome
  • WAGR syndrome
  • handicap mental
  • Below average intelligence
  • Intellectual disability
  • FOXP1 syndrome
  • Short broad skull
  • Van Benthem Driessen Hanveld syndrome
  • Congenital nuclear ophthalmoplegia
  • Mental subnormality NOS
  • Stratton Garcia Young syndrome
  • Orbital hypertelorism
  • Primary hypomagnesaemia, generalised seizures, intellectual disability, obesity syndrome
  • Brachydactyly, mesomelia, intellectual disability, heart defect syndrome
  • Zhu Tokita Takenouchi Kim syndrome
  • Wide skull
  • Eyes widely set
  • Intellectual disability, severe speech delay, mild dysmorphism syndrome
  • De Die, Smulders, Vles, Fryns syndrome
  • Activity dependent neuroprotector homeobox related multiple congenital anomalies, intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder
  • Verloes Gillerot Fryns syndrome
  • Severe microbrachycephaly, intellectual disability, athetoid cerebral palsy syndrome
  • POF - Premature ovarian failure
  • White Sutton syndrome
  • Congenital fissure of tongue
  • Osteogenesis imperfecta, retinopathy, seizures, intellectual disability syndrome
  • Arachnodactyly with abnormal ossification and intellectual disability syndrome
  • Intellectual disability Wolff type
  • Intellectual limitation
  • Intellectual disability, congenital heart disease, blepharophimosis, blepharoptosis and hypoplastic teeth
  • Ophthalmoplegia, intellectual disability, lingua scrotalis syndrome
  • Mental disability NOS
  • Deficiencies, Mental
  • Deletion of part of chromosome 11
  • Cantalamessa Baldini Ambrosi syndrome
  • Curatolo Cilio Pessagno syndrome
  • Hypertelorism
  • Disorder of sex development with intellectual disability syndrome
  • Combined malformation of central nervous system and skeletal muscle
  • Cracked tongue
  • Blood magnesium below reference range
  • Intellectual disability, craniofacial dysmorphism, hypogonadism, diabetes mellitus syndrome
  • Monosomy 21q22.13q22.2
  • Scrotal tongue
  • Pervasive developmental disorder with disorder of intellectual development without loss of previously acquired skills
  • Stoll Geraudel Chauvin syndrome
  • Genetic syndromic childhood obesity
  • DYRK1A syndrome
  • Pierre Robin association
  • Intellectual disability, brachydactyly, Pierre Robin syndrome
  • Wolff Zimmermann syndrome
  • Brain malformations, musculoskeletal abnormalities, facial dysmorphism, intellectual disability syndrome
  • Mental handicap NOS
  • Dyskinetic cerebral palsy
  • WAGR (Wilms tumour, aniridia, genitourinary anomalies and mental retardation) syndrome
  • Deficiency, Mental
  • Micromelia
  • Cryptorchidism, arachnodactyly, intellectual disability syndrome
  • DEFIC MENTAL
  • Blepharophimosis, intellectual disability syndrome
  • White matter hypoplasia, corpus callosum agenesis, intellectual disability syndrome
  • DYRK1A (dual specificity tyrosine phosphorylation regulated kinase 1A)-related intellectual disability syndrome
  • Deficiency mental
  • DYRK1A-related intellectual disability syndrome
  • handicapped mental
  • Deletion of part of chromosome 21
  • Glossoplegia
  • Extrapyramidal cerebral palsy
  • Lundberg syndrome
  • Wilms tumour, aniridia, genitourinary anomalies and mental retardation syndrome
  • Wilms tumor, aniridia, genitourinary anomalies and mental retardation syndrome
  • Kosztolanyi syndrome
  • MENTAL DEFIC
  • 21q22.13q22.2 microdeletion syndrome
  • Athetoid cerebral palsy
  • Pierre Robin syndrome
  • Micrognathia-glossoptosis syndrome
  • Levic Stefanovic Nikolic syndrome
  • Nanomelia
  • CTCF-related neurodevelopmental disorder
  • Blood magnesium outside reference range
  • Congenital hepatic fibrosis
  • Intellectual disability, seizures, macrocephaly, obesity syndrome
  • Kozlowski Krajewska syndrome
  • Mental impairment NOS
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for unspecified intellectual disabilities?

The ICD-10-CM code for unspecified intellectual disabilities is F79. The full clinical description is "Unspecified intellectual disabilities". F79 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.

What does ICD-10 code F79 mean?

ICD-10-CM code F79 represents “Unspecified 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 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.

How does F79 relate to ICF functioning codes?

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like unspecified 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 F79?

F79 maps to the ICD-11 code: 6A00.Z (Disorders of intellectual development, unspecified).

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