F533-char group
Mental and behavioural disorders associated with the puerperium, not elsewhere classified
⇄ Primary-code rule changed vs QĐ4469
Coding rules (TT06)
- ●Avoid — more specific 4-5 char codes exist (see below)
Coding guidance (WHO 2019)
This category includes only mental disorders associated with the puerperium (commencing within six weeks of delivery) that do not meet the criteria for disorders classified elsewhere in this chapter, either because insufficient information is available, or because it is considered that special additional clinical features are present that make their classification elsewhere inappropriate.
Codes within F53
F53.0Mild mental and behavioural disorders associated with the puerperium, not elsewhere classifiedF53.1Severe mental and behavioural disorders associated with the puerperium, not elsewhere classifiedF53.8Other mental and behavioural disorders associated with the puerperium, not elsewhere classifiedF53.9Puerperal mental disorder, unspecified