Complete ICD-10-CM coding and documentation guide for icd-10 coding for intellectual disability includes clinical validation requirements, medical necessity guidelines, and coding policies.
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Essential facts and insights about ICD-10 Coding for Intellectual Disability
Use ICD-10 code F70 for mild intellectual disabilities, ensuring proper documentation in clinical notes.
Additional codes that may be used with this diagnosis
Expressive language disorder
Use when there is a coexisting expressive language disorder.
Encounter for autism screening
Use when screening for autism is performed.
The ICD-10 code for mild intellectual disability is F70, which requires documentation of an IQ score between 50-69 and mild adaptive deficits.
Document intellectual disability by including standardized IQ test results and adaptive behavior assessments, detailing deficits in conceptual, social, and practical domains.