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ICD-10-CM code · FY2027

F72 Severe intellectual disabilities

BillableValid for claims as a specific diagnosis code

About F72

Code: F72
Billable: Yes
Short description: Severe intellectual disabilities
Block: F70-F79 Intellectual Disabilities
Chapter: 5 Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders
Code set: FY2027, October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027

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Coding notes for F72

Applicable to Other names for conditions reported with this code.

IQ 20-25 to 35-40
Severe mental subnormality

Block F70-F79 notes (apply to every code in it)

Excludes1 Not coded here: never report these together with this code (use the code given instead).

borderline intellectual functioning, IQ above 70 to 84 (R41.83)

Code first Report the underlying condition's code before this one.

any associated physical or developmental disorders

Chapter 5 notes (apply to every code in it)

Includes Conditions this code covers.

disorders of psychological development

Excludes2 Not part of this condition, but a patient can have both: report both codes when both apply.

symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)

Other categories in F70-F79

F70 Mild intellectual disabilitiesBillable
F71 Moderate intellectual disabilitiesBillable
F73 Profound intellectual disabilitiesBillable
F78 Other intellectual disabilitiesHeader
F79 Unspecified intellectual disabilitiesBillable

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