F70-F79
Intellectual Disabilities
Intellectual Disabilities (F70-F79) is a block within ICD-10-CM Chapter 5: Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders. It holds 6 categories.
Excludes1
Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.
- borderline intellectual functioning, IQ above 70 to 84 (R41.83)
Code first
Sequence the underlying condition before this code.
- any associated physical or developmental disorders
Categories in F70-F79
- F70Mild intellectual disabilities
- F71Moderate intellectual disabilities
- F72Severe intellectual disabilities
- F73Profound intellectual disabilities
- F78Other intellectual disabilitiescategory
- F79Unspecified intellectual disabilities
Source
ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.