F93.9

Childhood emotional disorder, unspecified

Billable / specific

F93.9 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.

  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99) (from F93)

Also known as

  • Difficult, difficulty, reading, secondary to emotional disorders
  • Disorder, emotional, of childhood
  • Disturbance, emotions specific to childhood and adolescence

Parent code

  • F93Emotional disorders with onset specific to childhoodHeader

Related codes

  • F93.0Separation anxiety disorder of childhoodBillable
  • F93.8Other childhood emotional disordersBillable

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