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F71 Moderate mental retardation

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F71 is the ICD-10 code for Moderate mental retardation. It is a three-character category. WHO defines its fourth-character subdivisions once for the whole group of categories; the national editions below list them in full. It belongs to the block F70–F79 (Mental retardation) in Chapter V, Mental and behavioural disorders.

Code type
Category (3 characters)
Chapter
V · F00–F99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

Definition

Approximate IQ range of 35 to 49 (in adults, mental age from 6 to under 9 years). Likely to result in marked developmental delays in childhood but most can learn to develop some degree of independence in self-care and acquire adequate communication and academic skills. Adults will need varying degrees of support to live and work in the community.

What F71 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • moderate mental subnormality

F71 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

F71Medelsvår psykisk utvecklingsstörning

  • F71.0Medelsvår psykisk utvecklingsstörning - med uppgift om ingen eller minimal beteendestörning
  • F71.1Medelsvår psykisk utvecklingsstörning - betydande beteendestörning som kräver vård eller behandling
  • F71.8Medelsvår psykisk utvecklingsstörning - andra beteendestörningar
  • F71.9Medelsvår psykisk utvecklingsstörning - utan uppgift om beteendestörning
NorwayICD-10-NO

Listed through more specific codes:

  • F71.0Moderat psykisk utviklingshemming med ingen eller minimalt atferdsproblem
  • F71.1Moderat psykisk utviklingshemming med betydelig atferdsproblem
  • F71.8Moderat psykisk utviklingshemming med annet spesifisert atferdsproblem
  • F71.9Moderat psykisk utviklingshemming uten beskrivelse av atferdsproblem
DenmarkICD-10-DK

DF71Mental retardering af middelsvær grad

  • DF710Middelsvær mental retardering med ringe påvirkning af adfærd
  • DF711Middelsvær mental retardering med væsentlig påvirkning af adfærd
  • DF718Middelsvær mental retardering med anden påvirkning af adfærd
  • DF719Middelsvær mental retardering med påvirkning af adfærd UNS
FinlandICD-10-FI

F71Keskivaikea älyllinen kehitysvammaisuus

  • F71.0Keskivaikea älyllinen kehitysvammaisuus ei sopeutumiskäyttäytymisen häiriöitä tai vähäisiä sopeutumiskäyttäytymisen häiriöitä
  • F71.1Keskivaikea älyllinen kehitysvammaisuus merkittävä, huomiota tai hoitoa vaativa sopeutumiskäyttäytymisen häiriö
  • F71.9Keskivaikea älyllinen kehitysvammaisuus ei tietoa sopeutumiskäyttäytymisen häiriöstä
GermanyICD-10-GM

F71Mittelgradige Intelligenzminderung

FranceICD-10-FR

F71Retard mental moyen

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

F71matige zwakzinnigheid [imbeciliteit]

United StatesICD-10-CM

F71Moderate intellectual disabilities

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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