F98.8

Billable

ChapterF01–F99

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Official Description

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

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

Excessive masturbation
Nail-biting
Nose-picking
Thumb-sucking

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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

F98.8Other specified behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to F98.8:

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 F98.8. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

13 raw paths

Attention (to)1 unique routes

deficit disorder or syndrome→F98.8

Deficiency, deficient1 unique routes

attention (disorder) (syndrome)→F98.8

Disorder (of)1 unique routes

attention-deficit without hyperactivity (adolescent) (adult) (child)→F98.8

Impediment, speech1 unique routes

psychogenic (childhood)→F98.8

Masturbation (excessive)1 unique routes

Direct index entry→F98.8

Nail1 unique routes

biting→F98.8

Nose-picking1 unique routes

Direct index entry→F98.8

Onanism (excessive)1 unique routes

Direct index entry→F98.8

Onychophagia1 unique routes

Direct index entry→F98.8

Picking, nose1 unique routes

Direct index entry→F98.8

Speech1 unique routes

defect, disorder, disturbance, impediment

psychogenic, in childhood and adolescence→F98.8

Sucking thumb, child (excessive)1 unique routes

Direct index entry→F98.8

Thumb1 unique routes

sucking (child problem)→F98.8

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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