F43.81 Prolonged grief disorder

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Complicated grief
• Complicated grief disorder
• Persistent complex bereavement disorder

Applies from F43.8 Other reactions to severe stress

Applicable to

• Other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 882 in MDC 19.

Code annotations containing back-references to F43.81

Back-references to F43

• Type 2 Excludes: F93.0 Separation anxiety disorder of childhood ("nonpsychotic mental disorders (F40-F48)")

Diagnosis Index entries for F43.81

• Disorder (of) › bereavement, persistent complex
• Disorder (of) › grief › complicated
• Disorder (of) › grief › prolonged
• Grief › complicated
• Grief › prolonged

Nearby codes

• F43.23 Adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood
• F43.24 Adjustment disorder with disturbance of conduct
• F43.25 Adjustment disorder with mixed disturbance of emotions and conduct
• F43.29 Adjustment disorder with other symptoms
• F43.8 Other reactions to severe stress
• F43.81 Prolonged grief disorder (this code)
• F43.89 Other reactions to severe stress
• F43.9 Reaction to severe stress, unspecified