F93
Header — not billableEmotional disorders with onset specific to childhood
The ICD-10 code for emotional disorders with onset specific to childhood is F93.
F93 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
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
- F90Attention-deficit hyperactivity disordersnon-billable header
- F91Conduct disordersnon-billable header
- F94Disorders of social functioning with onset specific to childhood and adolescencenon-billable header
- F95Tic disordernon-billable header
- F98Other behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescencenon-billable header
- F93Emotional disorders with onset specific to childhoodnon-billable header