ICD-Code F53: Mental and behavioural disorders associated with the puerperium, not elsewhere classified
- F53.0 Mild mental and behavioural disorders associated with the puerperium, not elsewhere classified
- F53.1 Severe mental and behavioural disorders associated with the puerperium, not elsewhere classified
- F53.8 Other mental and behavioural disorders associated with the puerperium, not elsewhere classified
- F53.9 Puerperal mental disorder, unspecified
Note
In outpatient care, the ICD code on medical documents is always appended with a diagnostic confidence indicator (A, G, V or Z): A (excluded diagnosis), G (confirmed diagnosis), V (tentative diagnosis) and Z (condition after a confirmed diagnosis).
Source
The explanations of ICD and OPS codes are provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG). Unfortunately, no explanation is currently available for this code.