F98.8 – Other specified behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence
ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code · Behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence
- Code
F98.8(claims format:F988)- Description
- Other specified behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence
- Short description
- Oth behav/emotn disord w onset usly occur in chldhd and adol
- Billable
- Yes – valid for HIPAA-covered transactions
- Valid for
- Dates of service October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 (FY2027)
- Chapter
- 5. Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders (F01-F99)
- Block
- F90-F98 Behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence
- Parent codes
- F98
Notes for F98.8
- Excessive masturbation
- Nail-biting
- Nose-picking
- Thumb-sucking
Notes inherited from parent codes
Instructional notes at a category or block level apply to every code below it.
F98 – Other behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence
Block F90-F98
Index terms for F98.8
Entries in the ICD-10-CM alphabetic index that lead to this code:
- Onanism
- Masturbation
- Nail, biting
- Nose-picking
- Onychophagia
- Picking, nose
- Thumb, sucking
- Sucking thumb, child
- Impediment, speech, psychogenic
- Deficiency, deficient, attention
- Attention, deficit disorder or syndrome
- Disorder, attention-deficit without hyperactivity
- Speech, defect, disorder, disturbance, impediment, psychogenic, in childhood and adolescence
Related codes in F98
- F98.0 – Enuresis not due to a substance or known physiological conditionBillable
- F98.1 – Encopresis not due to a substance or known physiological conditionBillable
- F98.2 – Other feeding disorders of infancy and childhoodHeader
- F98.3 – Pica of infancy and childhoodBillable
- F98.4 – Stereotyped movement disordersBillable
- F98.5 – Adult onset fluency disorderBillable
- F98.9 – Unspecified behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescenceBillable
Frequently asked questions
What is ICD-10 code F98.8?
F98.8 is the ICD-10-CM code for other specified behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence, in the block F90-F98 (Behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence).
Is F98.8 a billable code?
Yes. F98.8 is a billable/specific code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
What category does F98.8 belong to?
It belongs to category F98 – Other behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence.
Source: CDC/NCHS ICD-10-CM FY2027 code files, tabular list and index. Reference only – code assignment must follow the official ICD-10-CM guidelines and documentation in the medical record.