Diagnosis Code

F98.4 STEREOTYPED MOVEMENT DISORDERS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: F98.4

Short Description: Stereotyped movement disorders

Long Description: Stereotyped movement disorders

The code F98.4 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Mental and behavioural disorders (F01–F99)
    • Behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence (F90-F98)
      • Oth behav/emotn disord w onset usly occur in chldhd and adol (F98)
        • F98.4 Stereotyped movement disorders

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Acquired nystagmus
  • Always follows the same route - stereotyped routine
  • Arranging objects in straight line - stereotyped routine
  • Clinging to special objects - stereotyped routine
  • Collecting objects - stereotyped routine
  • Complex mannerisms - stereotype
  • Flapping movements of arms
  • Palikinesia
  • Posturing routine
  • Primary stereotypy
  • Repetitive chin tapping
  • Repetitive complex twisting movements
  • Repetitive complex twisting movements of limbs
  • Repetitive complex twisting movements of whole body
  • Repetitive finger tapping
  • Repetitive flapping movements
  • Repetitive flicking movements
  • Repetitive hand wringing
  • Repetitive pressing on eyes
  • Repetitive rocking movements
  • Repetitive routines
  • Repetitive rubbing of body parts
  • Repetitive spinning movements
  • Repetitive spinning of objects
  • Repetitive spinning of whole body
  • Repetitive tapping movements
  • Repetitive tiptoe walking
  • Repetitive touching of objects
  • Repititive complex twisting of hands near eyes
  • Secondary stereotypy
  • Severe intellectual disability, progressive postnatal microcephaly, midline stereotypic hand movements syndrome
  • Severe neurodevelopmental disorder with feeding difficulties, stereotypic hand movement, bilateral cataract
  • Spasmus nutans
  • Stereotyped routines
  • Stereotypic movement disorder with self-injurious behavior
  • Stereotypic movement disorder without self-injurious behavior
  • Stereotypy habit disorder

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code F98.4 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Stereotype/habit disorder
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • abnormal involuntary movements (@R25*.-)
  • Type 2 Excludes Notes:
    • 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*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
F98.4 Right Arrow 307.3 Stereotypic movement dis

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

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ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
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