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2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F98.8

Other specified behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence

ICD-10-CM Code:
F98.8
ICD-10 Code for:
Oth behav/emotn disord w onset usly occur in chldhd and adol
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
Chronic Condition Indicator: [1]
Not chronic
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Code Classification

  • Mental and behavioural disorders
    (F01–F99)
    • Behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence
      (F90-F98)
      • Other behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence
        (F98)

F98.8 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of other specified behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

Approximate Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

  • Acting conspicuously in public
  • Adjustment reaction in infancy
  • Adjustment reaction of childhood
  • Adolescent emancipation disorder
  • Adult habitual masturbation
  • Auto-masturbation
  • Axis II diagnosis
  • Bitten nails
  • Chewing finding
  • Chewing hair
  • Digit sucking
  • Disorders of attention and motor control
  • Emotional deprivation syndrome
  • Excessive masturbation
  • Eye poking
  • Finding of general nail condition
  • Gouging own body parts
  • Habit
  • Habit
  • Habit
  • Habits involving hair - finding
  • Habits involving hair - finding
  • Habitual eating of own hair
  • Habitual finger biting
  • Habitual hand biting
  • Habitual nocturnal eating of own hair
  • Hand sucking
  • Implement sucking
  • Incomplete masturbation
  • Jaw jutting
  • Juvenile masturbation
  • Lip licking
  • Lip sucking
  • Masturbation
  • Mutual masturbation
  • Nail biting
  • Nail dystrophy due to nail biting
  • Nose-picking
  • Onychotillomania
  • Pen sucking
  • Poking own eyes
  • Public masturbation
  • Pulling at own ear
  • Runaway reaction of childhood
  • Sexually disinhibited behavior
  • Suck finding
  • Suck finding
  • Suck finding
  • Suck finding
  • Suck finding
  • Suck finding
  • Thumb sucking
  • Tongue sucking

Clinical Classification

Clinical Information

  • Masturbation

    sexual stimulation or gratification of the self.

  • Nail Biting

    common form of habitual body manipulation which is an expression of tension.

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

The following annotation back-references are applicable to this diagnosis code. The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10-CM codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more.


Inclusion Terms

Inclusion Terms
These terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.
  • Excessive masturbation
  • Nail-biting
  • Nose-picking
  • Thumb-sucking

Index to Diseases and Injuries References

The following annotation back-references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index. The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10-CM code(s).

Convert F98.8 to ICD-9-CM

  • ICD-9-CM Code: 313.89 - Emotional dis child NEC
    Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.

Patient Education


Child Behavior Disorders

All kids misbehave some times. And some may have temporary behavior problems due to stress. For example, the birth of a sibling, a divorce, or a death in the family may cause a child to act out. Behavior disorders are more serious. They involve a pattern of hostile, aggressive, or disruptive behaviors for more than 6 months. The behavior is also not appropriate for the child's age.

Warning signs can include:

  • Harming or threatening themselves, other people or pets
  • Damaging or destroying property
  • Lying or stealing
  • Not doing well in school, skipping school
  • Early smoking, drinking or drug use
  • Early sexual activity
  • Frequent tantrums and arguments
  • Consistent hostility toward authority figures

If you see signs of a problem, ask for help. Poor choices can become habits. Kids who have behavior problems are at higher risk for school failure, mental health problems, and even suicide. Classes or family therapy may help parents learn to set and enforce limits. Talk therapy and behavior therapy for your child can also help.


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Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.

Footnotes

[1] Not chronic - A diagnosis code that does not fit the criteria for chronic condition (duration, ongoing medical treatment, and limitations) is considered not chronic. Some codes designated as not chronic are acute conditions. Other diagnosis codes that indicate a possible chronic condition, but for which the duration of the illness is not specified in the code description (i.e., we do not know the condition has lasted 12 months or longer) also are considered not chronic.