F98 — Other behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence

Not billable

Is F98 billable?

No — F98 is a non-billable header code. F98 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 9 billable codes beneath F98.

Billable codes under this header

F98 at a glance

Code	F98
Description	Other behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence
Billable	No — header code
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Excludes2 — not included here

The conditions below are not part of F98, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, F98 and the excluded code may both be reported.

breath-holding spells (R06.89)
gender identity disorder of childhood (F64.2)
Kleine-Levin syndrome (G47.13)
obsessive-compulsive disorder (F42.-)
sleep disorders not due to a substance or known physiological condition (F51.-)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 5

The conditions below are not part of F98, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, F98 and the excluded code may both be reported.

symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)

What codes fall under F98? (8)

How long has F98 existed?

F98 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.