R41.83

R41.83: Borderline intellectual functioning

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

R41.83 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for borderline intellectual functioning. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

intellectual disabilities (F70-F79)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

IQ level 71 to 84

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above R41.83

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on R41: Other symptoms and signs involving cognitive functions and awareness

dissociative [conversion] disorders (F44.-)
mild cognitive impairment of uncertain or unknown etiology (G31.84)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

R41.83 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A57130Billing and Coding: Psychiatric Codes
A59186Billing and Coding: Magnesium

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Functioning, intellectual, borderline
Symptoms NEC›involving›awareness›borderline intellectual functioning
Symptoms NEC›involving›cognitive functions›borderline intellectual functioning

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.