ICD-10-CM › F01-F99 › F40-F48 › F43 Reaction to severe stress, and... › F43.8

F43.8

Other reactions to severe stress

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

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

Billable FY2016 to FY2022, and a category header from FY2023.

Submit one of these 2 more specific codes instead:

  • F43.81 Prolonged grief disorder
  • F43.89 Other reactions to severe stress

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2007 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. FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Other reactions to severe stress
  2. FY2023 Stopped being billable

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
F43.0 Acute stress reaction Valid
F43.1 Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Not billable
F43.2 Adjustment disorders Not billable
F43.9 Reaction to severe stress, unspecified Valid