F98.1 Encopresis not due to a substance or known physiological condition

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Functional encopresis
• Incontinence of feces of nonorganic origin
• Psychogenic encopresis

Excludes1 (never code together)

• encopresis NOS (R15.-)

Use additional code

• code to identify the cause of any coexisting constipation.

Applies from F98 Other behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence

Excludes2 (not included here)

• 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.-)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 886 in MDC 19.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 307.7 Encopresis

Code annotations containing back-references to F98.1

Back-references to F98.1

• Type 1 Excludes: R15 Fecal incontinence ("fecal incontinence of nonorganic origin (F98.1)")

Diagnosis Index entries for F98.1

• Encopresis › functional
• Encopresis › nonorganic origin
• Encopresis › psychogenic
• Incontinence › feces › nonorganic origin
• Loss (of) › control, sphincter, rectum › nonorganic origin

Nearby codes

• F98 Other behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence
• F98.0 Enuresis not due to a substance or known physiological condition
• F98.1 Encopresis not due to a substance or known physiological condition (this code)
• F98.2 Other feeding disorders of infancy and childhood
• F98.21 Rumination disorder of infancy and childhood
• F98.29 Other feeding disorders of infancy and early childhood
• F98.3 Pica of infancy and childhood
• F98.4 Stereotyped movement disorders