F43.0
BillableAcute stress reaction
Acute stress reaction
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Acute crisis reaction
- Acute reaction to stress
- Combat and operational stress reaction
- Combat fatigue
- Crisis state
- Psychic shock
Includes
Conditions included under this code
- disorders of psychological development
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
Related Codes(4)
ICD-11 Equivalents(1)
ICD-11 Equivalents
View full mappingCorresponding ICD-11 codes from the WHO crosswalk mapping
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(102)
SNOMED CT
- Dissociative fugue3586005
- Psychogenic fugue3586005
- Exhaustion delirium10361001
- Crisis32937002
- Bewilderment40917007
- Clouded consciousness40917007
- Confused40917007
- Confusion40917007
- Dazed40917007
- Dazed state40917007
- Dullness of senses40917007
- Foggy mind40917007
- Muddled40917007
- Muzzy headed40917007
- Combat fatigue61157009
- Acute crisis reaction67195008
- Acute reaction to stress67195008
- Acute stress disorder67195008
- Acute stress reaction67195008
- Gross stress reaction67195008
- Psychic shock67195008
- Mental status, stupor89458003
- Stupor89458003
- Acute panic state due to acute stress reaction192037000
- Acute fugue state due to acute stress reaction192038005
- Acute stupor state due to acute stress reaction192039002
- Stress and adjustment reaction271952001
- Shell shock279611005
- Situational crisis1336081003
- Psychogenic fugue co-occurrent and due to stress reaction7031000119100
UMLS
- ACUTE STRESS DISC0236816
- Acute Stress DisorderC0236816
- Acute Stress DisordersC0236816
- Acute crisis reactionC0236816
- Acute reaction to stressC0236816
- Acute reaction to stress, unspecifiedC0236816
- Acute stress disorderC0236816
- Acute stress disorder (disorder)C0236816
- Acute stress reactionC0236816
- Gross stress reactionC0236816
- Psychic shockC0236816
- STRESS DIS ACUTEC0236816
- STRESS DIS TRAUMATIC ACUTEC0236816
- Stress Disorder, AcuteC0236816
- Stress Disorders, AcuteC0236816
- Stress Disorders, Traumatic, AcuteC0236816
- Unspecified acute reaction to stressC0236816
- acute disorders stressC0236816
- acute stress disorderC0236816
- acute stress reactionC0236816
- acute traumatic stress disorderC0236816
- Battle fatigueC3249879
- Combat fatigueC3249879
- Combat fatigue (disorder)C3249879
- battle fatigueC3249879
- Combat and operational stress reactionC2976869
- Crisis stateC1394213
Clinical Terms
- Muddled
- Psychic shock
- Combat fatigue
- Situational crisis
- Stress Disorders, Acute
- acute traumatic stress disorder
- Acute Stress Disorder
- acute disorders stress
- Dazed state
- Acute stupor state due to acute stress reaction
- Stupor
- Bewilderment
- STRESS DIS ACUTE
- Shell shock
- Foggy mind
- Psychogenic fugue
- Combat fatigue (disorder)
- Muzzy headed
- STRESS DIS TRAUMATIC ACUTE
- Battle fatigue
- Acute fugue state due to acute stress reaction
- Clouded consciousness
- Dazed
- Acute reaction to stress, unspecified
- Mental status, stupor
- Stress Disorders, Traumatic, Acute
- Stress Disorder, Acute
- Dissociative fugue
- Acute Stress Disorders
- Stress and adjustment reaction
- Acute reaction to stress
- Acute crisis reaction
- Exhaustion delirium
- Gross stress reaction
- ACUTE STRESS DIS
- Combat and operational stress reaction
- Confused
- Acute panic state due to acute stress reaction
- Crisis state
- Unspecified acute reaction to stress
- Confusion
- Psychogenic fugue co-occurrent and due to stress reaction
- Crisis
- Acute stress disorder (disorder)
- Dullness of senses
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for acute stress reaction?
The ICD-10-CM code for acute stress reaction is F43.0. The full clinical description is "Acute stress reaction". F43.0 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code F43.0 mean?
ICD-10-CM code F43.0 represents “Acute stress reaction”. 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 F43.0 a billable code?
Yes, F43.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is F43.0 in?
F43.0 is in Chapter 5: Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (codes F01-F99).
What SNOMED CT codes does F43.0 map to?
F43.0 maps to 14 SNOMED CT concepts: 67195008, 192038005, 192037000, 192039002, 40917007, and 9 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for F43.0?
F43.0 is linked to 4 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0236816, C3249879, C2976869, C1394213. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does F43.0 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like acute stress reaction 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 F43.0?
F43.0 maps to the ICD-11 code: QE84 (Acute stress reaction).
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