F43.2

Adjustment disorders

Non-billable header

F43.2 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Culture shock
  • Grief reaction
  • Hospitalism in children

Includes (from F43)

  • disorders of psychological development

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • separation anxiety disorder of childhood (F93.0)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99) (from F43)

Also known as

  • Culture shock
  • Grief reaction
  • Hospitalism in children

Parent code

  • F43Reaction to severe stress, and adjustment disordersHeader

More specific codes F43.2

  • F43.20Adjustment disorder, unspecifiedBillable
  • F43.21Adjustment disorder with depressed moodBillable
  • F43.22Adjustment disorder with anxietyBillable
  • F43.23Adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed moodBillable
  • F43.24Adjustment disorder with disturbance of conductBillable
  • F43.25Adjustment disorder with mixed disturbance of emotions and conductBillable
  • F43.29Adjustment disorder with other symptomsBillable

Related codes

  • F43.0Acute stress reactionBillable
  • F43.1Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)Header
  • F43.8Other reactions to severe stressHeader
  • F43.9Reaction to severe stress, unspecifiedBillable

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