F43 Reaction to severe stress, and adjustment disorders

⚠ Non-Billable ICD-10-CM 2026
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The ICD-10-CM code for Reaction to severe stress, and adjustment disorders is F43 (FY2026). It is a non-billable category code — select a more specific code below for claims.

Classification

Section
F40-F48: Anxiety, dissociative, stress-related, somatoform and other nonpsychotic mental disorders (F40-F48)
Category F43
18 codes (14 billable)
FY2026 Status
Stable since FY2024

Official Coding Guidelines

Pain disorders related to psychological factors (TOC entry)

a. Pain disorders related to psychological factors ..................................................................... 43

— ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026, Section I.C.5.a
Psychoactive substance use disorders (TOC entry)

b. Mental and behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use ................................... 43

— ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026, Section I.C.5.b

Source: CMS — ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026

References

Related Codes

More Specific Codes

F43.0 Acute stress reaction F43.1 Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) F43.10 Post-traumatic stress disorder, unspecified F43.11 Post-traumatic stress disorder, acute F43.12 Post-traumatic stress disorder, chronic F43.2 Adjustment disorders F43.20 Adjustment disorder, unspecified F43.21 Adjustment disorder with depressed mood F43.22 Adjustment disorder with anxiety F43.23 Adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood F43.24 Adjustment disorder with disturbance of conduct F43.25 Adjustment disorder with mixed disturbance of emotions and conduct F43.29 Adjustment disorder with other symptoms F43.8 Other reactions to severe stress F43.81 Prolonged grief disorder F43.89 Other reactions to severe stress F43.9 Reaction to severe stress, unspecified

Related Codes in F43

F43.0 Acute stress reaction F43.1 Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) F43.10 Post-traumatic stress disorder, unspecified F43.11 Post-traumatic stress disorder, acute F43.12 Post-traumatic stress disorder, chronic F43.2 Adjustment disorders F43.20 Adjustment disorder, unspecified F43.21 Adjustment disorder with depressed mood F43.22 Adjustment disorder with anxiety F43.23 Adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood F43.24 Adjustment disorder with disturbance of conduct F43.25 Adjustment disorder with mixed disturbance of emotions and conduct F43.29 Adjustment disorder with other symptoms F43.8 Other reactions to severe stress F43.81 Prolonged grief disorder F43.89 Other reactions to severe stress F43.9 Reaction to severe stress, unspecified
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Reviewed by Prajwal Shrestha, CPC, CRC
Certified Professional Coder (CPC) and Certified Risk Adjustment Coder (CRC) · AAPC Member ID 01997614 · About · Editorial policy · Content last reviewed: 2025-10-01

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