F70 — Mild intellectual disabilities
Is F70 billable?
Yes — F70 is billable for FY2027. F70 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. F70 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
F70 at a glance
| Code | F70 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mild intellectual disabilities |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does F70 group to?
F70 sits in MDC 19 and helps define the logic of 1 MS-DRG (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
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How is F70 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to F70. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Feeble-minded
- Moron (I.Q.50-69)
- Defect, defective › high grade
- I.Q. › 50-69
- Weak, weakening, weakness › mind (generalized)
- Disability, disabilities › intellectual › mild
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to F70.
- IQ level 50-55 to approximately 70
- Mild mental subnormality
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from F70-F79
The conditions below can never be reported together with F70 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- borderline intellectual functioning, IQ above 70 to 84 (R41.83)
Code first — inherited from F70-F79
The underlying condition below must be sequenced before F70. F70 describes a manifestation and cannot be the principal or first-listed diagnosis.
- any associated physical or developmental disorders
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 5
The conditions below are not part of F70, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, F70 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
How long has F70 existed?
F70 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.