Other behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence (F98)

Browse all the diagnosis codes used for other behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence (f98). For easy navigation, the diagnosis codes are sorted in alphabetical order and grouped by sections. Each section is clearly marked with its description, and the corresponding three-digit code range. This format makes it simple to browse diagnosis codes in this chapter or section and find what you're looking for. We've also added green checkmark icons to label billable codes, and red warning icons for non-billable ones. This makes it easy to identify which codes can be billed.

Clinical Information

Encopresis - Incontinence of feces not due to organic defect or illness.

Masturbation - Sexual stimulation or gratification of the self.

Nail Biting - Common form of habitual body manipulation which is an expression of tension.

Nocturnal Enuresis - Involuntary discharge of URINE during sleep at night after expected age of completed development of urinary control.

Stuttering - A disturbance in the normal fluency and time patterning of speech that is inappropriate for the individual's age. This disturbance is characterized by frequent repetitions or prolongations of sounds or syllables. Various other types of speech dysfluencies may also be involved including interjections, broken words, audible or silent blocking, circumlocutions, words produced with an excess of physical tension, and monosyllabic whole word repetitions. Stuttering may occur as a developmental condition in childhood or as an acquired disorder which may be associated with BRAIN INFARCTIONS and other BRAIN DISEASES. (From DSM-IV, 1994)

Urine - Liquid by-product of excretion produced in the kidneys, temporarily stored in the bladder until discharge through the URETHRA.

Instructional Notations

Type 2 Excludes

A type 2 excludes note represents "Not included here". An excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When an Excludes2 note appears under a code, it is acceptable to use both the code and the excluded code together, when appropriate.

• 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