F98.3

Billable

ChapterF01–F99

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Official Description

Pica of infancy and childhood

Metadata & Insights

•2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
•Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
•Chapter 5: Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (F01-F99).

Instructional Notes

Includes

Pica in infancy or childhood, in remission

Excludes1(Not coded here)

pica in adults (F50.83)

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Clinical Hierarchy

CH5Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders (F01-F99)

F90-F98Behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence (F90-F98)

F98Other behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence

F98.3Pica of infancy and childhood

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to F98.3:

categoryF98

Other behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence

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chapterCH5

Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders (F01-F99)

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Alphabetic Index Mentions

These are Diagnosis Index lookup paths that route to F98.3. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

4 raw paths

Dirt-eating child1 unique routes

Direct index entry→F98.3

Disorder (of)2 unique routes

eating (adult) (psychogenic)(2 variants)

child

pica (in remission)→F98.3

pica

childhood (in remission)→F98.3

Pica1 unique routes

infant or child (in remission)→F98.3

MS-DRG Classification

2026 v43.1

This code is grouped within the following Diagnosis Related Group(s) for clinical reimbursement:

DRG 886

Behavioral and Developmental Disorders

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