F84.5 Asperger's syndrome

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Complication or Comorbidity (CC) as a secondary diagnosis.

Applicable to

• Asperger's disorder
• Autistic psychopathy
• Schizoid disorder of childhood

Applies from F84 Pervasive developmental disorders

Code also

• any associated medical condition and intellectual disabilities

Risk adjustment (HCC)

• RxHCC V08: HCC 133 — Anxiety and Other Psychiatric Disorders

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 885 in MDC 19.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 299.80 Other specified pervasive developmental disorders, current or active state (approximate)
• 299.81 Other specified pervasive developmental disorders, residual state (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to F84.5

Back-references to F84.5

• Type 2 Excludes: F21 Schizotypal disorder ("Asperger's syndrome (F84.5)")
• Type 2 Excludes: F60.1 Schizoid personality disorder ("Asperger's syndrome (F84.5)")
• Type 2 Excludes: F60.1 Schizoid personality disorder ("schizoid disorder of childhood (F84.5)")
• Type 1 Excludes: F80.82 Social pragmatic communication disorder ("Asperger's syndrome (F84.5)")
• Type 1 Excludes: F84.0 Autistic disorder ("Asperger's syndrome (F84.5)")
• Type 1 Excludes: F84.2 Rett's syndrome ("Asperger's syndrome (F84.5)")
• Type 1 Excludes: F84.3 Other childhood disintegrative disorder ("Asperger's syndrome (F84.5)")
• Type 2 Excludes: F94.1 Reactive attachment disorder of childhood ("Asperger's syndrome (F84.5)")
• Type 2 Excludes: F94.2 Disinhibited attachment disorder of childhood ("Asperger's syndrome (F84.5)")

Back-references to F84

• Type 2 Excludes: F80.1 Expressive language disorder ("pervasive developmental disorders (F84.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: F80.2 Mixed receptive-expressive language disorder ("pervasive developmental disorders (F84.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: F90 Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorders ("pervasive developmental disorders (F84.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: F91 Conduct disorders ("pervasive developmental disorders (F84.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: F94.0 Selective mutism ("pervasive developmental disorders (F84.-)")
• Code Also: G93.45 Developmental and epileptic encephalopathy ("pervasive developmental disorders (F84.-)")
• Use Additional: Q87.87 Hao-Fountain Syndrome ("pervasive developmental disorders (F84.-)")
• Code Also: QA0 Neurodevelopmental disorders related to specific genetic pathogenic variants ("pervasive developmental disorders (F84.-)")
• Code Also: Z15.1 Genetic susceptibility to epilepsy and neurodevelopmental disorders ("pervasive developmental disorders (F84.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: Z55 Problems related to education and literacy ("disorders of psychological development (F80-F89)")
• Code First: Z91.83 Wandering in diseases classified elsewhere ("autism or pervasive developmental disorder (F84.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for F84.5

• Asperger's disease or syndrome
• Disorder (of) › schizoid of childhood
• Psychopathy, psychopathic › autistic
• Schizophrenia, schizophrenic › syndrome of childhood

Nearby codes

• F84 Pervasive developmental disorders
• F84.0 Autistic disorder
• F84.2 Rett's syndrome
• F84.3 Other childhood disintegrative disorder
• F84.5 Asperger's syndrome (this code)
• F84.8 Other pervasive developmental disorders
• F84.9 Pervasive developmental disorder, unspecified