2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F43.81
Prolonged grief disorder
- ICD-10-CM Code:
- F43.81
- ICD-10 Code for:
- Prolonged grief disorder
- Is Billable?
- Yes - Valid for Submission
- Chronic Condition Indicator: [1]
- Chronic
- Code Navigator:
F43.81 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of prolonged grief disorder. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024.
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Abnormal grief reaction
- Prolonged grief disorder
Clinical Classification
Clinical Category is Trauma- and stressor-related disorders
- CCSR Category Code: MBD007
- Inpatient Default CCSR: Y - Yes, default inpatient assignment for principal diagnosis or first-listed diagnosis.
- Outpatient Default CCSR: Y - Yes, default outpatient assignment for principal diagnosis or first-listed diagnosis.
Clinical Information
Prolonged Grief Disorder
severe and disabling grief reactions that do not remit in the 12 months after the death of a significant other. the core of the diagnosis includes persistent yearning or missing the deceased, and preoccupation with the circumstance of the death. (carmassi, clinical handbook of bereavement and grief reactions, 2018)
Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries
The following annotation back-references are applicable to this diagnosis code. The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10-CM codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more.
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion TermsThese terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.
- Complicated grief
- Complicated grief disorder
- Persistent complex bereavement disorder
Index to Diseases and Injuries References
The following annotation back-references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index. The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10-CM code(s).
- - Disorder (of) - See Also: Disease;
- - bereavement, persistent complex - F43.81
- - grief
- - complicated - F43.81
- - prolonged - F43.81
- - Grief - F43.21
- - complicated - F43.81
- - prolonged - F43.81
Replacement Code
F4381 replaces the following previously assigned ICD-10-CM code(s):
- F43.8 - Other reactions to severe stress
Code History
- FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
- FY 2023 - Code Added, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
Footnotes
[1] Chronic - a chronic condition code indicates a condition lasting 12 months or longer and its effect on the patient based on one or both of the following criteria:
- The condition results in the need for ongoing intervention with medical products,treatment, services, and special equipment
- The condition places limitations on self-care, independent living, and social interactions.