ICD-9-CM 319
CMS Source: final ICD-9-CM release (version date October 1, 2014). Retired from U.S. claims after September 30, 2015.FacebookXLinkedInPrint

319 is a legacy ICD-9-CM diagnosis code for unspecified intellectual disabilities. It was valid on U.S. claims through September 30, 2015 and cannot be reported for services on or after October 1, 2015, when ICD-10-CM replaced the ICD-9 code set. Under the CMS General Equivalence Mappings, its ICD-10-CM replacement is F79 (Unspecified intellectual disabilities), flagged as an approximate match.

Code Identity

ICD-9-CM Code
319
Valid for Submission
No — Legacy Code
Code Describes
Unspecified intellectual disabilities
Parent Block
319 Unspecified intellectual disabilities
Short Description
Intellect disability NOS
ICD-10-CM Replacement
F79 (approximate)

Convert 319 to ICD-10-CM

Based on the final CMS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), 319 crosswalks to the following ICD-10-CM code.

ICD-10-CM
F79 Unspecified intellectual disabilities
Approximate The match is approximate rather than exact.

Index of Diseases References

Entries in the final ICD-9-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that point to 319. Tap the icons for the official index conventions.

  • Amentia SEE ALSO Disability intellectual 319
  • Brain SEE ALSO condition
    • syndrome acute chronic nonpsychotic organic with neurotic reaction with behavioral reaction SEE ALSO Syndrome brain 310.9
      • congenital SEE ALSO Disability intellectual 319
  • Defect defective 759.9
    • mental SEE ALSO Disability intellectual 319
  • Deficiency deficient
    • mental familial hereditary SEE ALSO Disability intellectual 319
  • Dementia 294.20
    • congenital SEE ALSO Disability intellectual 319
  • Development
    • tardy mental SEE ALSO Disability intellectual 319
  • Disability disabilities
    • intellectual 319
      • mild IQ 50 70 317
      • profound IQ under 20 318.2
  • Inadequate inadequacy
    • mental SEE ALSO Disability intellectual 319
  • Insufficiency insufficient
    • mental congenital SEE ALSO Disability intellectual 319
  • Mental SEE ALSO condition
    • deficiency SEE ALSO Disability intellectual 319
    • insufficiency congenital SEE ALSO Disability intellectual 319
    • subnormality SEE ALSO Disability intellectual 319
      • mild 317
  • Oligergasia SEE ALSO Disability intellectual 319
  • Oligophrenia SEE ALSO Disability intellectual 319
  • Pregnancy single uterine without sickness V22.2
    • management affected by
  • Puerperal
  • Subnormal subnormality
    • mental SEE ALSO Disabililty intellectual 319
      • mild 317
  • Syndrome SEE ALSO Disease
    • brain acute chronic nonpsychotic organic with behavioral reaction with neurotic reaction 310.9
      • congenital SEE ALSO Disability intellectual 319

Information for Patients

Developmental Disabilities

Developmental disabilities are severe, long-term problems. They may be physical, such as blindness. They may affect mental ability, such as learning disabilities. Or the problem can be both physical and mental, such as Down syndrome. The problems are usually life-long, and can affect everyday living.

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Questions About 319

Is 319 (unspecified intellectual disabilities) still a valid code?

No. This code belonged to ICD-9-CM, which the United States retired after September 30, 2015. Claims with dates of service on or after October 1, 2015 must use ICD-10-CM codes, such as its replacement F79.

What is the ICD-10 replacement for 319?

The General Equivalence Mappings crosswalk this code to ICD-10-CM F79 (Unspecified intellectual disabilities). The match is flagged as approximate, so confirm it against the clinical documentation before use.

What did 319 mean?

In the final ICD-9-CM release, this code described unspecified intellectual disabilities. It sat in block 319 Unspecified intellectual disabilities under Mental disorders (290–319).