F98
ICD-10Non-billable categoryOth behav/emotn disord w onset usly occur in chldhd and adol
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Other behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence
F98 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Excludes2
Not included here. The condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, and both codes may be reported together.
- 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.-)
More specific codes under F98
- F98.0Enuresis not due to a substance or known physiol condition
- F98.1Encopresis not due to a substance or known physiol condition
- F98.2Other feeding disorders of infancy and childhoodcategory
- F98.3Pica of infancy and childhood
- F98.4Stereotyped movement disorders
- F98.5Adult onset fluency disorder
- F98.8Oth behav/emotn disord w onset usly occur in chldhd and adol
- F98.9Unsp behav/emotn disord w onst usly occur in chldhd and adol
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.