ICD-10 Code for Adjustment Disorder
The ICD-10-CM code for adjustment disorder is F43.20 — Adjustment disorder, unspecified. It is billable for FY2027.
Adjustment disorder ICD-10 codes at a glance
| Condition | Adjustment disorder |
|---|---|
| Code | F43.20 — Adjustment disorder, unspecified |
| Billable | Yes (F43.20) |
| Alphabetic Index entry | Disorder, adjustment |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027, valid October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
What changes the adjustment disorder code?
The Alphabetic Index lists these qualifiers under Disorder, adjustment. If the record documents one of them, the code changes. Verify the code in the Tabular List before reporting it.
What else changes the adjustment disorder code?
The type is coded from the documented reaction, not assumed: with anxiety (F43.22), with depressed mood (F43.21), with anxiety and depressed mood (F43.23), or with disturbance of conduct (F43.24).
What does the Tabular List say about F43.20?
The instructional notes that govern F43.20, including those it inherits from its category and chapter. An Excludes1 note means the two codes are never reported together.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 5
The conditions below are not part of F43.20, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, F43.20 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from F43.2
The conditions below are not part of F43.20, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, F43.20 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- separation anxiety disorder of childhood (F93.0)
Codes, descriptions and Index entries are from the official ICD-10-CM FY2027 release. Guideline text is quoted from the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting FY 2027. A code must always be verified in the Tabular List before it is reported. Data sources