Diagnosis Code

F98.9 UNSP BEHAV/EMOTN DISORD W ONST USLY OCCUR IN CHLDHD AND ADOL


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: F98.9

Short Description: Unsp behav/emotn disord w onst usly occur in chldhd and adol

Long Description: Unspecified behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence

The code F98.9 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)
        • F98.9 Unsp behav/emotn disord w onst usly occur in chldhd and adol

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Adolescent behavior alteration
  • Axis II diagnosis
  • Axis V diagnosis
  • Behavioral and emotional disorder with onset in childhood
  • Childhood disorder of conduct and emotion
  • Chronic mental disorder
  • Conduct disorder, childhood-onset type
  • Deferred diagnosis on Axis II
  • Hypersomnia disorder related to another mental disorder
  • Insomnia disorder related to another mental disorder
  • Mental disorder
  • Mental disorder in adolescence
  • Mental disorder in childhood
  • On severe mental illness register
  • Psychiatric behavioral disability
  • Psychiatric treatment changed
  • Psychiatric treatment started

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
F98.9 Right Arrow 313.9 Emotional dis child NOS

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.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
F98 Other behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence
F98.0 Enuresis not due to a substance or known physiological condition
F98.1 Encopresis not due to a substance or known physiological condition
F98.2 Other feeding disorders of infancy and childhood
F98.21 Rumination disorder of infancy
F98.29 Other feeding disorders of infancy and early childhood
F98.3 Pica of infancy and childhood
F98.4 Stereotyped movement disorders
F98.5 Adult onset fluency disorder
F98.8 Other specified behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence


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