F84
Header — not billablePervasive developmental disorders
The ICD-10 code for pervasive developmental disorders is F84.
F84 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 6 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Code also
Two codes may be needed to fully describe a condition, but unlike Code First/Use Additional Code, the sequencing order is not mandated by convention.
- any associated medical condition and intellectual disabilities
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- F80Specific developmental disorders of speech and languagenon-billable header
- F81Specific developmental disorders of scholastic skillsnon-billable header
- F82Specific developmental disorder of motor function
- F88Other disorders of psychological development
- F89Unspecified disorder of psychological development
- F84Pervasive developmental disordersnon-billable header