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ICD-10 diagnosis code

F72 Severe mental retardation

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F72 is the ICD-10 code for Severe 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 20 to 34 (in adults, mental age from 3 to under 6 years). Likely to result in continuous need of support.

What F72 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • severe mental subnormality

F72 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

F72Svår psykisk utvecklingsstörning

  • F72.0Svår psykisk utvecklingsstörning - med uppgift om ingen eller minimal beteendestörning
  • F72.1Svår psykisk utvecklingsstörning - betydande beteendestörning som kräver vård eller behandling
  • F72.8Svår psykisk utvecklingsstörning - andra beteendestörningar
  • F72.9Svår psykisk utvecklingsstörning - utan uppgift om beteendestörning
NorwayICD-10-NO

Listed through more specific codes:

  • F72.0Alvorlig psykisk utviklingshemming med ingen eller minimalt atferdsproblem
  • F72.1Alvorlig psykisk utviklingshemming med betydelig atferdsproblem
  • F72.8Alvorlig psykisk utviklingshemming med annet spesifisert atferdsproblem
  • F72.9Alvorlig psykisk utviklingshemming uten beskrivelse av atferdsproblem
DenmarkICD-10-DK

DF72Mental retardering af sværere grad

  • DF720Sværere mental retardering med ringe påvirkning af adfærd
  • DF721Sværere mental retardering med væsentlig påvirkning af adfærd
  • DF728Sværere mental retardering med anden påvirkning af adfærd
  • DF729Sværere mental retardering med påvirkning af adfærd UNS
FinlandICD-10-FI

F72Vaikea älyllinen kehitysvammaisuus

  • F72.0Vaikea älyllinen kehitysvammaisuus ei sopeutumiskäyttäytymisen häiriöitä tai vähäisiä sopeutumiskäyttäytymisen häiriöitä
  • F72.1Vaikea älyllinen kehitysvammaisuus merkittävä, huomiota tai hoitoa vaativa sopeutumiskäyttäytymisen häiriö
  • F72.9Vaikea älyllinen kehitysvammaisuus ei tietoa sopeutumiskäyttäytymisen häiriöstä
GermanyICD-10-GM

F72Schwere Intelligenzminderung

FranceICD-10-FR

F72Retard mental grave

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

F72ernstige zwakzinnigheid

United StatesICD-10-CM

F72Severe 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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