310.81 PSEUDOBULBAR AFFECT


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 310.81

Short Description: Pseudobulbar affect

Long Description: Pseudobulbar affect

Code Classification:

  • Mental disorders (290–319)
    • Neurotic disorders, personality disorders, and other nonpsychotic mental disorders (300-316)
      • 310 Specific nonpsychotic mental disorders following organic brain damage
        • 310.81 Pseudobulbar affect

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 310.81 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Disorder - see also Disease
    • involuntary emotional expression (IEED) 310.81
  • IEED (involuntary emotional expression disorder) 310.81
  • PBA (pseudobulbar affect) 310.81
  • Pseudobulbar affect (PBA) 310.81

Crosswalk Information

The code 310.81 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
310.81 Right Arrow F48.2 Pseudobulbar affect
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
310.0 Frontal lobe syndrome
310.1 Personality change due to conditions classified elsewhere
310.2 Postconcussion syndrome
310.89 Other specified nonpsychotic mental disorders following organic brain damage
310.9 Unspecified nonpsychotic mental disorder following organic brain damage


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