ICD-Code F43.0: Acute stress reaction
A stressful event you experienced has led to you having severe mental problems.
A particularly stressful event might make a person react with a variety of symptoms within a few minutes. One might start by feeling numb. Then a person’s mood can alter. For example, they can feel angry, sad or confused, and seem faraway to onlookers. Physical symptoms such as sweating or a rapid heartbeat may also occur.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Note
This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Source
The explanation of the ICD code was provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).