F94.2

Disinhibited attachment disorder of childhood

Billable / specific

F94.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Affectionless psychopathy
  • Institutional syndrome

Includes (from F94)

  • 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

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • reactive attachment disorder of childhood (F94.1)

Excludes2

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

  • Asperger's syndrome (F84.5)
  • attention-deficit hyperactivity disorders (F90.-)
  • hospitalism in children (F43.2-)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99) (from F94)

Also known as

  • Affectionless psychopathy
  • Institutional syndrome
  • Disorder, attachment, disinhibited
  • Disorder, disinhibited attachment
  • Institutionalization, affecting child, disinhibited attachment
  • Psychopathy, psychopathic, affectionless
  • Syndrome, institutional

Parent code

  • F94Disorders of social functioning with onset specific to childhood and adolescenceHeader

Related codes

  • F94.0Selective mutismBillable
  • F94.1Reactive attachment disorder of childhoodBillable
  • F94.8Other childhood disorders of social functioningBillable
  • F94.9Childhood disorder of social functioning, unspecifiedBillable

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