ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code (2025)
Official Description for F98
Other behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence
Coding Notes & Guidelines for F98
enuresis NOS (R32)
encopresis NOS (R15.-)
rumination disorder in adults (F50.84)
pica in adults (F50.83)
abnormal involuntary movements (R25.-)
- childhood onset fluency disorder (F80.81)
- dysphasia (R47.02)
- fluency disorder in conditions classified elsewhere (R47.82)
- fluency disorder (stuttering) following cerebrovascular disease (I69. with final characters -23)
- tic disorders (F95.-)
- breath-holding spells (R06.89)
- gender identity disorder of childhood (F64.2)
- Kleine-Levin syndrome (G47.13)
- obsessive-compulsive disorder (F42.-)
- sleep disorders not due to a substance or known physiological condition (F51.-)
- anorexia nervosa and other eating disorders (F50.-)
- feeding difficulties (R63.3-)
- feeding problems of newborn (P92.-)
- pica of infancy or childhood (F98.3)
- compulsions in obsessive-compulsive disorder (F42.-)
- hair plucking (F63.3)
- movement disorders of organic origin (G20-G25)
- nail-biting (F98.8)
- nose-picking (F98.8)
- stereotypies that are part of a broader psychiatric condition (F01-F95)
- thumb-sucking (F98.8)
- tic disorders (F95.-)
- trichotillomania (F63.3)
code to identify the cause of any coexisting constipation.
- Enuresis (primary) (secondary) of nonorganic origin
- Functional enuresis
- Psychogenic enuresis
- Urinary incontinence of nonorganic origin
- Functional encopresis
- Incontinence of feces of nonorganic origin
- Psychogenic encopresis
Rumination disorder in infancy or childhood, in remission
Pica in infancy or childhood, in remission
Stereotype/habit disorder
- Excessive masturbation
- Nail-biting
- Nose-picking
- Thumb-sucking
Child Codes (More Specific Codes for F98):
About ICD-10-CM Code F98 (Other behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence)
ICD-10-CM code F98 is a billable or specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2025 edition of ICD-10-CM F98 became effective on October 1, 2024.
This page provides detailed information about F98 - Other behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence. It includes common terminology, coding guidelines such as "Includes," "Excludes1," and "Excludes2" notes, and information on required 7th characters. Utilizing this information correctly is essential for accurate medical coding and claims submission for conditions like Other behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence.