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F43

Reaction to severe stress, and adjustment disorders

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 5 more specific codes instead:

  • F43.0 Acute stress reaction
  • F43.1 Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (also a header)
  • F43.2 Adjustment disorders (also a header)
  • F43.8 Other reactions to severe stress (also a header)
  • F43.9 Reaction to severe stress, unspecified

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Reaction to severe stress, and adjustment disorders