- F70 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM F70 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of F70 – other international versions of ICD-10 F70 may differ.
ICD-10-CM F70 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 884 Organic disturbances and intellectual disability
Applicable To
- IQ level 50-55 to approximately 70
- Mild mental subnormality
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to F70:
- high grade > Defect, defective Q89.9
- mild (I.Q.50-69) > intellectual F79
- 50-69 > I.Q.
- mind > Weak, weakening, weakness (generalized) R53.1