Bipolar i disorder, most recent episode (or current) manic, severe, without mention of psychotic behavior (296.43)
ICD-9 code 296.43 for Bipolar i disorder, most recent episode (or current) manic, severe, without mention of psychotic behavior is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -OTHER PSYCHOSES (295-299).
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