F98.9 Unspecified behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

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)

• 313.9 Unspecified emotional disturbance of childhood or adolescence (approximate)

Diagnosis Index entries for F98.9

• Disorder (of) › mental (or behavioral) (nonpsychotic) › infancy, childhood or adolescence
• Disturbance (s) › habit, child
• Habit, habituation › disturbance, child

Nearby codes

• F98.29 Other feeding disorders of infancy and early childhood
• F98.3 Pica of infancy and childhood
• F98.4 Stereotyped movement disorders
• F98.5 Adult onset fluency disorder
• F98.8 Other specified behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence
• F98.9 Unspecified behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence (this code)