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Non-specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 308
Acute reaction to stress
  • 2015
  • Non-Billable Code

  • There are 6 ICD-9-CM codes below 308 that define this diagnosis in greater detail. Do not use this code on a reimbursement claim.
Clinical Information
  • A class of traumatic stress disorders that is characterized by the significant dissociative states seen immediately after overwhelming trauma. By definition it cannot last longer than 1 month, if it persists, a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (stress disorders, post-traumatic) is more appropriate
  • An anxiety disorder precipitated by an experience of intense fear or horror while exposed to a traumatic (especially life-threatening) event. The disorder is characterized by dissociative symptoms; vivid recollections of the traumatic event; avoidance of stimuli associated with the traumatic event; and a constant state of hyperarousal for no more than one month
  • Disorder characterized by the development of anxiety and dissociative symptoms as a result of exposure to a traumatic event. Symptoms last at least two days and no longer than four weeks
308 Includes
  • catastrophic stress
308 Excludes
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