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F73.0: Profound mental retardation With the statement of no, or minimal, impairment of behaviour

Your mental abilities are very severely impaired. Your behavior can change as a result.

Intelligence involves various mental abilities. Intelligence can be assessed using certain tests. These are called intelligence tests or IQ tests. To take in and use new knowledge, we need mental abilities. These include the abilities to speak, to concentrate, and to memorize things. Under certain circumstances the mental abilities may not develop properly. You may then have difficulties in dealing with other people. Movements may also be changed.

You have an IQ of under 20. This corresponds to a mental age of under 3 years old. This means you are not able to look after yourself, speak to other people and move. You may also have trouble holding in urine and feces.

Additional indicator

On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.

  • G: Confirmed diagnosis
  • V: Tentative diagnosis
  • Z: Condition after
  • A: Excluded diagnosis
  • L: Left
  • R: Right
  • B: Both sides

Further information

Note

This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.
Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.

Source

Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).