F43.20
BillableAdjustment disorder, unspecified
Adjustment disorder, unspecified
Coding Notes
Includes
Conditions included under this code
- disorders of psychological development
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
Related Codes(6)
F43.21Adjustment disorder with depressed mood
F43.22Adjustment disorder with anxiety
F43.23Adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood
F43.24Adjustment disorder with disturbance of conduct
F43.25Adjustment disorder w mixed disturb of emotions and conduct
F43.29Adjustment disorder with other symptoms
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(127)
SNOMED CT
- Adaptation reaction17226007
- Adjustment disorder17226007
- Adjustment reaction17226007
- Difficulty coping18232000
- Impaired adjustment18232000
- Difficulty expressing grief responses53339009
- Dysfunctional grieving53339009
- Acute crisis reaction67195008
- Acute reaction to stress67195008
- Acute stress disorder67195008
- Acute stress reaction67195008
- Gross stress reaction67195008
- Psychic shock67195008
- Stress-related problem162218007
- Acute situational disturbance192041001
- Brief situational non-psychotic disorder192041001
- Transient situational disturbance192041001
- Culture shock192054008
- Elective mutism due to an adjustment reaction192064004
- Hospitalism192065003
- Abnormal bereavement reaction225021007
- Abnormal grief reaction225021007
- Abnormal grief reaction to life event225021007
- Atypical grief reaction225021007
- Stress and adjustment reaction271952001
- Finding of grieving process stage365241005
- Grieving process stage - finding365241005
- Adjustment reaction in infancy386821008
- Adjustment reaction of adolescence386822001
- Adolescent situation reaction386822001
- Adolescent turmoil386822001
- Adjustment reaction of adult life386823006
- Adjustment reaction of childhood386824000
- Adjustment reaction of late life386825004
- Difficulty coping with grief responses423136007
- Fails to recognise process of healing from loss424773009
- Fails to recognise stages of grief424773009
- Fails to recognize process of healing from loss424773009
- Fails to recognize stages of grief424773009
- Adjustment reaction to medical therapy425914008
- Adjustment reaction to medical treatment425914008
- Adjustment disorder in remission698701000
- Difficulty adapting after personal crisis714415001
- Does not adapt after personal crisis714560002
- Unable to adapt after personal crisis714861007
- Persistent adjustment disorder789399002
- Adjustment disorder during postpartum215874071000119106
- Postpartum adjustment disorder215874071000119106
- Adjustment disorder during pregnancy797510751000119103
UMLS
- ADJUSTMENT DISC0001546
- Adjustment DisorderC0001546
- Adjustment DisordersC0001546
- Adjustment disorderC0001546
- Adjustment disorder (disorder)C0001546
- Adjustment disorder NOSC0001546
- Adjustment disorder, unspecifiedC0001546
- Adjustment disordersC0001546
- Brief situational non-psychotic disorderC0001546
- Disorder, AdjustmentC0001546
- Disorder, ReactiveC0001546
- Disorders, AdjustmentC0001546
- Disorders, ReactiveC0001546
- REACTIVE DISC0001546
- Reactive DisorderC0001546
- Reactive DisordersC0001546
- adjustment disorderC0001546
- adjustment disordersC0001546
- reactive disorderC0001546
Clinical Terms
- Impaired adjustment
- Atypical grief reaction
- Elective mutism due to an adjustment reaction
- Dysfunctional grieving
- Psychic shock
- Fails to recognize stages of grief
- Abnormal grief reaction to life event
- Transient situational disturbance
- Adjustment disorder during pregnancy
- Unable to adapt after personal crisis
- ADJUSTMENT DIS
- Disorder, Adjustment
- Adolescent turmoil
- Brief situational non-psychotic disorder
- Finding of grieving process stage
- Adjustment reaction in infancy
- Reactive Disorders
- Adjustment reaction of late life
- Reactive Disorder
- Adjustment reaction
- Adjustment reaction of adult life
- Disorders, Adjustment
- Adjustment disorders
- Difficulty expressing grief responses
- Culture shock
- Fails to recognise process of healing from loss
- Postpartum adjustment disorder
- Disorders, Reactive
- Adaptation reaction
- Grieving process stage - finding
- Adolescent situation reaction
- Adjustment reaction to medical therapy
- Fails to recognize process of healing from loss
- Adjustment disorder during postpartum
- Adjustment disorder in remission
- Acute stress reaction
- Adjustment disorder NOS
- Adjustment disorder (disorder)
- Abnormal grief reaction
- Persistent adjustment disorder
- Stress and adjustment reaction
- Hospitalism
- Abnormal bereavement reaction
- Acute crisis reaction
- Acute reaction to stress
- Difficulty adapting after personal crisis
- Difficulty coping
- Gross stress reaction
- Acute stress disorder
- Fails to recognise stages of grief
- Adjustment reaction to medical treatment
- Acute situational disturbance
- Disorder, Reactive
- Stress-related problem
- Adjustment reaction of adolescence
- Does not adapt after personal crisis
- REACTIVE DIS
- Difficulty coping with grief responses
- Adjustment reaction of childhood
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for adjustment disorder, unspecified?
The ICD-10-CM code for adjustment disorder, unspecified is F43.20. The full clinical description is "Adjustment disorder, unspecified". F43.20 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code F43.20 mean?
ICD-10-CM code F43.20 represents “Adjustment disorder, unspecified”. 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 F43.20 a billable code?
Yes, F43.20 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is F43.20 in?
F43.20 is in Chapter 5: Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (codes F01-F99).
What SNOMED CT codes does F43.20 map to?
F43.20 maps to 27 SNOMED CT concepts: 225021007, 67195008, 192041001, 17226007, 215874071000119106, and 22 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for F43.20?
F43.20 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0001546. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does F43.20 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like adjustment disorder, unspecified 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 F43.20?
There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for F43.20 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-11. Use the ICD-10 to ICD-11 converter to search for related codes.
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