F88 — Other disorders of psychological development
Is F88 billable?
Yes — F88 is billable for FY2027. F88 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. F88 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
F88 at a glance
| Code | F88 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other disorders of psychological development |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does F88 group to?
F88 sits in MDC 19 and helps define the logic of 1 MS-DRG (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 886Behavioral and Developmental Disordersmedical
How is F88 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to F88. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Agnosia › developmental (body image) (other senses) (tactile)
- Delay, delayed › development › global
- Development › delayed › mixed skills
- Disorder › developmental › mixed (of)
- Disorder › developmental › specified NEC (of)
- Disorder › neurodevelopmental › specified NEC (of)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to F88.
- Developmental agnosia
- Global developmental delay
- Other specified neurodevelopmental disorder
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 5
The conditions below are not part of F88, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, F88 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
How long has F88 existed?
F88 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.