F93.0

Separation anxiety disorder of childhood

Billable / specific

F93.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from F93)

  • disorders of psychological development
  • Note: Codes within categories F90-F98 may be used regardless of the age of a patient. These disorders generally have onset within the childhood or adolescent years, but may continue throughout life or not be diagnosed until adulthood

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • mood [affective] disorders (F30-F39)
  • nonpsychotic mental disorders (F40-F48)
  • phobic anxiety disorder of childhood (F40.8)
  • social phobia (F40.1)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99) (from F93)

Also known as

  • Anxiety, separation, abnormal
  • Disorder, separation anxiety, of childhood
  • Separation, anxiety, abnormal

Parent code

  • F93Emotional disorders with onset specific to childhoodHeader

Related codes

  • F93.8Other childhood emotional disordersBillable
  • F93.9Childhood emotional disorder, unspecifiedBillable

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