ICD-10-CM Code For Profound Intellectual Disabilities: Group Overview

The International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) code group F73 includes profound intellectual disabilities, indicating severe global developmental delay and markedly impaired adaptive functioning across multiple domains. These ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes are used to document clinical scenarios involving significant cognitive impairment, extensive support needs, and associated developmental or medical comorbidities. Accurate coding within the ICD-10-CM F73 group supports proper claim adjudication, complete clinical documentation, and appropriate reimbursement.

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ICD-10-CM F73: Profound Intellectual Disabilities Overview

The diagnoses in this group represent profound intellectual disabilities, a severe level of global cognitive impairment that affects adaptive functioning across multiple domains. These conditions target neurodevelopmental functioning and long-term cognitive and adaptive deficits. Accurate coding matters for appropriate clinical documentation and can affect reimbursement and care planning.

When to Use

Use a code from this group when clinical assessment documents a level of intellectual disability that meets criteria for profound severity with pervasive impairment in adaptive functioning. These codes apply when the diagnosis is confirmed by developmental history, standardized testing when available, and documentation of extensive support needs.

ICD-10-CM Codes

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ICD-10-CM Code	Description
F73	Profound intellectual disabilities

DRG Codes

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DRG Code	Description
884	Organic Disturbances and Intellectual Disability

Typical Clinical Scenarios

An adult patient with lifelong severe global delays presents to a primary care clinic for routine health maintenance and medication review; the patient is nonverbal, requires full assistance with activities of daily living, and demonstrates markedly limited adaptive functioning across social, conceptual, and practical domains. The visit documents baseline cognitive and adaptive deficits affecting care planning and coordination, so a diagnosis from this group is assigned to characterize the level of intellectual impairment. Typical codes: F73
A child with documented profound deficits in intellectual functioning is brought to the emergency department after a seizure; clinicians note minimal communication skills, dependence for feeding and mobility, and an inability to follow commands. The acute visit focuses on seizure management and assessment for potential injury, with the profound intellectual disability listed as a comorbidity that affects history-taking, consent, and discharge planning. Typical codes: F73
An adult resident of a long-term care facility with lifelong profound cognitive impairment is hospitalized for aspiration pneumonia; nursing staff report complete dependence for feeding, bathing, and toileting and require specialized behavioral and feeding plans. The profound intellectual disability is recorded to inform multidisciplinary care, risk assessments, and the need for ongoing support services after hospital discharge. Typical codes: F73

Related Codes

F70-MILD-INTELLECTUAL-DISABILITIES

ICD-10-CM Code For Mild Intellectual Disabilities: Group Overview

F71-MODERATE-INTELLECTUAL-DISABILITIES

ICD-10-CM Code For Moderate Intellectual Disabilities: Group Overview

F72-SEVERE-INTELLECTUAL-DISABILITIES

ICD-10-CM Code For Severe Intellectual Disabilities: Group Overview

F78-OTHER-INTELLECTUAL-DISABILITIES

ICD-10-CM Code For Other Intellectual Disabilities: Group Overview

F79-UNSPECIFIED-INTELLECTUAL-DISABILITIES

ICD-10-CM Code For Unspecified Intellectual Disabilities: Group Overview

Frequently Asked Questions

References

1.CPT® Codes and Descriptions. AAPC. Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.Maintains the CPT code set's official descriptions and guidelines, licensed from the American Medical Association, used as the definitional source for CPT codes on this page.
2.HCPCS Quarterly Update. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's quarterly release of HCPCS Level II codes and short/long descriptors, the source for HCPCS code definitions and update history.
3.ICD-10-CM Full Code List. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's complete ICD-10-CM diagnosis code list, used to cross-reference diagnosis codes associated with this procedure or service.

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When to Use

ICD-10-CM Codes

1 rows

ICD-10-CM Code	Description
F73	Profound intellectual disabilities

DRG Codes

1 rows

DRG Code	Description
884	Organic Disturbances and Intellectual Disability

Typical Clinical Scenarios

An adult patient with lifelong severe global delays presents to a primary care clinic for routine health maintenance and medication review; the patient is nonverbal, requires full assistance with activities of daily living, and demonstrates markedly limited adaptive functioning across social, conceptual, and practical domains. The visit documents baseline cognitive and adaptive deficits affecting care planning and coordination, so a diagnosis from this group is assigned to characterize the level of intellectual impairment. Typical codes: F73
A child with documented profound deficits in intellectual functioning is brought to the emergency department after a seizure; clinicians note minimal communication skills, dependence for feeding and mobility, and an inability to follow commands. The acute visit focuses on seizure management and assessment for potential injury, with the profound intellectual disability listed as a comorbidity that affects history-taking, consent, and discharge planning. Typical codes: F73
An adult resident of a long-term care facility with lifelong profound cognitive impairment is hospitalized for aspiration pneumonia; nursing staff report complete dependence for feeding, bathing, and toileting and require specialized behavioral and feeding plans. The profound intellectual disability is recorded to inform multidisciplinary care, risk assessments, and the need for ongoing support services after hospital discharge. Typical codes: F73

Related Codes

F70-MILD-INTELLECTUAL-DISABILITIES

ICD-10-CM Code For Mild Intellectual Disabilities: Group Overview

F71-MODERATE-INTELLECTUAL-DISABILITIES

ICD-10-CM Code For Moderate Intellectual Disabilities: Group Overview

F72-SEVERE-INTELLECTUAL-DISABILITIES

ICD-10-CM Code For Severe Intellectual Disabilities: Group Overview

F78-OTHER-INTELLECTUAL-DISABILITIES

ICD-10-CM Code For Other Intellectual Disabilities: Group Overview

F79-UNSPECIFIED-INTELLECTUAL-DISABILITIES

ICD-10-CM Code For Unspecified Intellectual Disabilities: Group Overview

Frequently Asked Questions

References

1.CPT® Codes and Descriptions. AAPC. Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.Maintains the CPT code set's official descriptions and guidelines, licensed from the American Medical Association, used as the definitional source for CPT codes on this page.
2.HCPCS Quarterly Update. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's quarterly release of HCPCS Level II codes and short/long descriptors, the source for HCPCS code definitions and update history.
3.ICD-10-CM Full Code List. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's complete ICD-10-CM diagnosis code list, used to cross-reference diagnosis codes associated with this procedure or service.

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ICD-10-CM F73: Profound Intellectual Disabilities Overview

When to Use

ICD-10-CM Codes

DRG Codes

Typical Clinical Scenarios

Related Codes

What does the ICD-10-CM group `F73` represent?

How is coding within `F73` important for billing and reimbursement?

What clinical scenarios are typically documented with `F73`?

Which related DRG is associated with the `F73` group?

What aspects of patient care does documentation of `F73` affect?

References

When to Use

ICD-10-CM Codes

DRG Codes

Typical Clinical Scenarios

Related Codes

What does the ICD-10-CM group `F73` represent?

How is coding within `F73` important for billing and reimbursement?

What clinical scenarios are typically documented with `F73`?

Which related DRG is associated with the `F73` group?

What aspects of patient care does documentation of `F73` affect?

References