F93.8 — Other childhood emotional disorders
Is F93.8 billable?
Yes — F93.8 is billable for FY2027. F93.8 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. F93.8 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
F93.8 at a glance
| Code | F93.8 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other childhood emotional disorders |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does F93.8 group to?
F93.8 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 F93.8 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to F93.8. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Timidity, child
- Disorder › sibling rivalry (of)
- Jealousy › childhood
- Jealousy › sibling
- Problem › identity (with) (related to)
- Problem › jealousy, child (with) (related to)
- Reaction › withdrawing, child or adolescent
- Sensitive, sensitivity › child
- Crisis › emotional › specific to childhood and adolescence
- Disorder › identity › of childhood (of)
- Disorder › overanxious › of childhood (of)
- Disturbance › emotions specific to childhood and adolescence › involving relationship problems (s)
Excludes2 — not included here
The conditions below are not part of F93.8, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, F93.8 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- gender identity disorder of childhood (F64.2)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to F93.8.
- Identity disorder
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 5
The conditions below are not part of F93.8, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, F93.8 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
How long has F93.8 existed?
F93.8 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.