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V40.9 - Unspecified Mental Or Behavioral Problem


The ICD 9 Code for Unspecified mental or behavioral problem is listed as V40.9.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
ICD 9 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: V40.9
Long Description: Unspecified mental or behavioral problem
Short Description: Mental/behavior prob NOS
Chapter: Supplementary Classification Of Factors Influencing Health Status And Contact With Health Services
Block: Persons With A Condition Influencing Their Health Status (V40-V49)
Related Descriptions: Behavioral disability
Difficulty coming to terms with altered body image
Infant behavior alteration
Mental health impairment
Mental health problem
On examination - distressed
Problem behavior in adult
Regression through acting out
Regression through actualizing
Regression through enacting
Regression through recapitulation
Repressing thoughts
Repression - mental defense mechanism
Repression through forgetting
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: F69 - Unspecified disorder of adult personality and behavior (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of V40.9:
V40.0 - Mental and behavioral problems with learning
V40.1 - Mental and behavioral problems with communication [including speech]
V40.2 - Other mental problems