ICD-10-CM Codes
F01-F99
F70-F79
F72-
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F72

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F72

Severe intellectual disabilities

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Billable/Specific Code

F72 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM F72 became effective on October 1, 2022.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of F72 - other international versions of ICD-10 F72 may differ.

Applicable To

IQ 20-25 to 35-40
Severe mental subnormality

The following code(s) above F72 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

Applicable To annotations, or
Code Also annotations, or
Code First annotations, or
Excludes1 annotations, or
Excludes2 annotations, or
Includes annotations, or
Note annotations, or
Use Additional annotations

that may be applicable to F72:

F01-F99
2023 ICD-10-CM Range F01-F99
Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders
Includes
- disorders of psychological development
Type 2 Excludes
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders
F70-F79
2023 ICD-10-CM Range F70-F79
Intellectual disabilities
Code First
- any associated physical or developmental disorders
Type 1 Excludes
- borderline intellectual functioning, IQ above 70 to 84 (R41.83)
Intellectual disabilities

Approximate Synonyms

Intellectual disability, severe
Severe intellectual disability
Severe mental retardation (i.q. 20-34)

Clinical Information

Iq 20-34.

ICD-10-CM F72 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):

884 Organic disturbances and intellectual disability

Convert F72 to ICD-9-CM

Code History

2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to F72:

Disability, disabilities
- intellectual F79
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F79
  Unspecified intellectual disabilities
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
  Applicable To
  Mental deficiency NOS
  Mental subnormality NOS
  - severe F72 (I.Q.20-34)
I.Q.
- 20-34 F72

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To F72

F68.1 Factitious disorder imposed on self

F68.10 …… unspecified

F68.11 …… with predominantly psychological signs and symptoms

F68.12 …… with predominantly physical signs and symptoms

F68.13 …… with combined psychological and physical signs and symptoms

F68.A Factitious disorder imposed on another

F68.8 Other specified disorders of adult personality and behavior

F69 Unspecified disorder of adult personality and behavior

F70 Mild intellectual disabilities

F71 Moderate intellectual disabilities

F72 Severe intellectual disabilities

F73 Profound intellectual disabilities

F78 Other intellectual disabilities

F78.A Other genetic related intellectual disabilities

F78.A1 SYNGAP1-related intellectual disability

F78.A9 Other genetic related intellectual disability

F79 Unspecified intellectual disabilities

F80 Specific developmental disorders of speech and language

F80.0 Phonological disorder

F80.1 Expressive language disorder

F80.2 Mixed receptive-expressive language disorder

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F72

Severe intellectual disabilities

Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders

Intellectual disabilities

Unspecified intellectual disabilities