ICD-Code F78: Other mental retardation
- F78.0 Other mental retardation With the statement of no, or minimal, impairment of behaviour
- F78.1 Other mental retardation Significant impairment of behaviour requiring attention or treatment
- F78.8 Other mental retardation Other impairments of behaviour
- F78.9 Other mental retardation Without mention of impairment of behaviour
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.
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
Source
The explanations of ICD and OPS codes are provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).