F70-F79

Non-Billable
ChapterF01–F99
Rankblock
Official Description

Intellectual Disabilities (F70-F79)

Metadata & Insights
  • •2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
  • •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • •Chapter 5: Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (F01-F99).

CH5 Parent Instructions

Includes
  • disorders of psychological development
Excludes2(Not included here)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)

Instructional Notes

Excludes1(Not coded here)
  • borderline intellectual functioning, IQ above 70 to 84 (R41.83)
Code First
  • any associated physical or developmental disorders

Clinical Hierarchy

CH5Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders (F01-F99)
F70-F79Intellectual Disabilities (F70-F79)
F70Mild intellectual disabilities
F71Moderate intellectual disabilities
F72Severe intellectual disabilities
F73Profound intellectual disabilities
F78Other intellectual disabilities
F79Unspecified intellectual disabilities

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to F70-F79:

chapterCH5
Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders (F01-F99)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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