309.9 ADJUSTMENT REACTION NOS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 309.9

Short Description: Adjustment reaction NOS

Long Description: Unspecified adjustment reaction

Code Classification:

  • Mental disorders (290–319)
    • Neurotic disorders, personality disorders, and other nonpsychotic mental disorders (300-316)
      • 309 Adjustment reaction
        • 309.9 Adjustment reaction NOS

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 309.9 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Adaptation reaction (see also Reaction, adjustment) 309.9
  • Crisis
    • emotional NEC 309.29
      • adjustment reaction 309.9
  • Disorder - see also Disease
    • adjustment (see also Reaction, adjustment) 309.9
      • with
        • anxiety 309.24
        • anxiety and depressed mood 309.28
        • depressed mood 309.0
        • disturbance of conduct 309.3
        • disturbance of emotions and conduct 309.4
  • Disturbance - see also Disease
    • situational (transient) (see also Reaction, adjustment) 309.9
      • acute 308.3
  • Maladjustment
    • simple, adult (see also Reaction, adjustment) 309.9
    • situational acute (see also Reaction, adjustment) 309.9
  • Reaction
    • acute situational maladjustment (see also Reaction, adjustment) 309.9
    • adaptation (see also Reaction, adjustment) 309.9
    • adjustment 309.9
      • with
        • anxious mood 309.24
          • with depressed mood 309.28
        • conduct disturbance 309.3
          • combined with disturbance of emotions 309.4
        • depressed mood 309.0
          • brief 309.0
            • with anxious mood 309.28
          • prolonged 309.1
        • elective mutism 309.83
        • mixed emotions and conduct 309.4
        • mutism, elective 309.83
        • physical symptoms 309.82
        • predominant disturbance (of)
          • conduct 309.3
          • emotions NEC 309.29
            • mixed 309.28
          • mixed, emotions and conduct 309.4
          • specified type NEC 309.89
        • specific academic or work inhibition 309.23
        • withdrawal 309.83
      • depressive 309.0
        • with conduct disturbance 309.4
        • brief 309.0
        • prolonged 309.1
      • specified type NEC 309.89
    • situational (see also Reaction, adjustment) 309.9
      • acute, to stress 308.3
      • adjustment (see also Reaction, adjustment) 309.9
  • Situational
    • disturbance (transient) (see also Reaction, adjustment) 309.9
      • acute 308.3
    • maladjustment, acute (see also Reaction, adjustment) 309.9
    • reaction (see also Reaction, adjustment) 309.9
      • acute 308.3

Crosswalk Information

The code 309.9 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
309.9 Right Arrow F43.20 Adjustment disorder, unspecified
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
309.0 Adjustment disorder with depressed mood
309.1 Prolonged depressive reaction
309.21 Separation anxiety disorder
309.22 Emancipation disorder of adolescence and early adult life
309.23 Specific academic or work inhibition
309.24 Adjustment disorder with anxiety
309.28 Adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood
309.29 Other adjustment reactions with predominant disturbance of other emotions
309.3 Adjustment disorder with disturbance of conduct
309.4 Adjustment disorder with mixed disturbance of emotions and conduct
309.81 Posttraumatic stress disorder
309.82 Adjustment reaction with physical symptoms
309.83 Adjustment reaction with withdrawal
309.89 Other specified adjustment reactions


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