ICD-Code F73: Profound mental retardation
- F73.0 Profound mental retardation With the statement of no, or minimal, impairment of behaviour
- F73.1 Profound mental retardation Significant impairment of behaviour requiring attention or treatment
- F73.8 Profound mental retardation Other impairments of behaviour
- F73.9 Profound mental retardation Without mention of impairment of behaviour
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.