F43.0 – Acute stress reaction
ICD-10-CM code F43.0 represents acute stress reaction. Discover its clinical details, billing info, and related ICD-10 codes in this guide.
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F43.0 Diagnosis Code: Acute stress reaction
- F43.0 is a billable ICD-10-CM code used for reimbursement for the diagnosis of acute stress reaction.
- This ICD-10-CM code is used to diagnose acute stress reaction in America. Internationally, this code may differ.
- The code is valid until the end of the fiscal year of 2023.
- This code’s umbrella category is “Mental, Behavioral, and Neurodevelopmental disorders” under “Anxiety, dissociative, stress-related, somatoform, and other nonpsychotic mental disorders.”
- Practitioners can use this code if the patient’s stress is seen immediately after a traumatic experience, but symptoms don’t last for more than a month.
Is F43.0 Billable?
Yes, F43.0 is billable for insurance reimbursement purposes.
Clinical Information
- Acute stress reaction or acute stress disorder is a prevalent psychiatric condition in which an individual, after undergoing a traumatic event, exhibits symptoms similar to those of PTSD. However, these symptoms typically occur for a minimum of three days and a maximum of one month. If the symptoms persist beyond this timeframe, it may suggest the presence of post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD.
- Experiencing traumatic events that evoke a stress response or elicit intense emotions such as anxiety, fear, or helplessness can lead to the occurrence of an acute stress reaction. Individuals with a background of dissociative symptoms, acute stress disorder (ASD)/post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), or specific mental illnesses are at a heightened risk of developing acute stress disorder.
- Some symptoms of acute stress reaction or acute stress disorder are recurring nightmares, flashbacks of the event, avoidance of anything that will trigger their memories, self-destructive behaviors, difficulty concentrating, memory loss, and physical symptoms like headaches, chest pain, nausea, palpitations, and difficulty breathing.
- Diagnosis involves talking to a psychologist or psychiatrist and elaborating upon one’s symptoms and experience.
- Generally, symptoms may go away on their own after a month. However, if the patient needs medical assistance, some usual treatments are cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), other types of therapy, or in extreme cases, hospitalization.
Synonyms Include
- Acute stress disorder
- Combat fatigue
- Exhaustion delirium
- Stress reaction, fugure
- Psychogenic fugue
Other ICD-10 Codes Commonly Used for Stress
- F43.1: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- F43.8: Other reactions to severe stress
- F43.9: Reaction to severe stress, unspecified
Commonly asked questions
When to use a diagnosis code F43.0?
You use F43.0 when the patient is experiencing stress right after a traumatic event but doesn’t exhibit symptoms of the disorder after a month at most.
Is the F43.0 diagnosis billable?
Yes, F43.0 is a billable diagnosis code. It can be used for reimbursements.
What are the common treatments for F43.0 Diagnosis Code?
Common treatments are different types of therapy, specifically CBT and exposure-based therapies.
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