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F42.4

Billable code

Excoriation (skin-picking) disorder

The ICD-10 code for excoriation (skin-picking) disorder is F42.4.

Clinical notes

Excludes1 (not coded here)

An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).

  • factitial dermatitis (L98.1)
  • other specified behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in early childhood and adolescence (F98.8)

Documentation support

General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.

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ICD-9-CM equivalent

Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.

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Associated MS-DRGs

F42.4 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.

Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.