F48.2 Pseudobulbar affect

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Involuntary emotional expression disorder

Code first

• underlying cause, if known, such as:
• amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (G12.21)
• multiple sclerosis (G35-)
• sequelae of cerebrovascular disease (I69.-)
• sequelae of traumatic intracranial injury (S06.-)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 056-057 in MDC 01.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 310.81 Pseudobulbar affect

Code annotations containing back-references to F48.2

Back-references to F48

• Type 2 Excludes: F93.0 Separation anxiety disorder of childhood ("nonpsychotic mental disorders (F40-F48)")

Diagnosis Index entries for F48.2

• Disorder (of) › involuntary emotional expression (IEED)
• Pseudobulbar affect (PBA)

Nearby codes

• F48 Other nonpsychotic mental disorders
• F48.1 Depersonalization-derealization syndrome
• F48.2 Pseudobulbar affect (this code)
• F48.8 Other specified nonpsychotic mental disorders
• F48.9 Nonpsychotic mental disorder, unspecified