ICD-11 classes
08 Diseases of the nervous system
Disorders of consciousness
6D70 — Delirium
6D70.1 — Delirium due to psychoactive substances including...

ICD-11 6D70.1 — Delirium due to psychoactive substances including medications

All definitional requirements for delirium are met. There is evidence from history, physical examination, or laboratory findings that the delirium is caused by the direct physiological effects of a substance or medication (including withdrawal). If the specific substance inducing the delirium has been identified, it should be classified using the appropriate subcategory (e.g., alcohol-induced delirium).

The diagnosis includes nothing.

The diagnosis excludes nothing.

Diagnosis with code 6D70.1 contains 15 clarifying diagnoses:

1. 6C40.5 — Alcohol-induced delirium
2. 6C41.5 — Cannabis-induced delirium
3. 6C42.5 — Synthetic cannabinoid-induced delirium
4. 6C43.5 — Opioid-induced delirium
5. 6C44.5 — Sedative, hypnotic or anxiolytic-induced delirium
6. 6C45.5 — Cocaine-induced delirium
7. 6C46.5 — Stimulant-induced delirium including amphetamines, methamphetamine or methcathinone
8. 6C47.5 — Synthetic cathinone-induced delirium
9. 6C49.4 — Hallucinogen-induced delirium
10. 6C4B.5 — Volatile inhalant-induced delirium
11. 6C4C.5 — MDMA or related drug-induced delirium, including MDA
12. 6C4D.4 — Dissociative drug-induced delirium including ketamine or PCP
13. 6C4E.5 — Delirium induced by other specified psychoactive substance including medications
14. 6C4F.5 — Delirium induced by multiple specified psychoactive substances including medications
15. 6C4G.5 — Delirium induced by unknown or unspecified psychoactive substance

The diagnosis is coded elsewhere:

• Delirium #6213
• Delirium #6284
• Delirium #6339