ICD-10-CM code · FY2027
F98.9 Unspecified behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence
BillableValid for claims as a specific diagnosis code
About F98.9
- Code
- F98.9
- Billable
- Yes
- Short description
- Unsp behav/emotn disord w onst usly occur in chldhd and adol
- Category
- F98 Other behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence
- Block
- F90-F98 Behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence
- Chapter
- 5 Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders
- Code set
- FY2027, October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027
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Coding notes for F98.9
No notes of its own; the notes below apply from the codes above it.
Also applies, from F98 Other behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence
Excludes2 Not part of this condition, but a patient can have both: report both codes when both apply.
Block F90-F98 notes (apply to every code in it)
Chapter 5 notes (apply to every code in it)
Includes Conditions this code covers.
- disorders of psychological development
Related codes in F98
- F98.0 Enuresis not due to a substance or known physiological conditionBillable
- F98.1 Encopresis not due to a substance or known physiological conditionBillable
- F98.2 Other feeding disorders of infancy and childhoodHeader
- F98.3 Pica of infancy and childhoodBillable
- F98.4 Stereotyped movement disordersBillable
- F98.5 Adult onset fluency disorderBillable
- F98.8 Other specified behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescenceBillable
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See 2MM+ plansICD-10-CM FY2027 code set, as published by the CDC National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and CMS, effective October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027. Codes, titles and notes are shown as published. Check payer rules and the official guidelines before billing. This page is not medical advice.
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