F98.8
BillableOth behav/emotn disord w onset usly occur in chldhd and adol
Other specified behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Excessive masturbation
- Nail-biting
- Nose-picking
- Thumb-sucking
Includes
Conditions included under this code
- disorders of psychological development
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
Related Codes(7)
F98.0Enuresis not due to a substance or known physiol condition
F98.1Encopresis not due to a substance or known physiol condition
F98.2Other feeding disorders of infancy and childhood
F98.3Pica of infancy and childhood
F98.4Stereotyped movement disorders
F98.5Adult onset fluency disorder
F98.9Unsp behav/emotn disord w onst usly occur in chldhd and adol
ICD-11 Equivalents(1)
ICD-11 Equivalents
View full mappingCorresponding ICD-11 codes from the WHO crosswalk mapping
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(162)
SNOMED CT
- Habitual eating of own hair5125001
- Juvenile masturbation11882005
- Masturbation17704007
- Runaway reaction of childhood24920002
- Adult habitual masturbation28528006
- Incomplete masturbation30240001
- Nail biting37298006
- Onychophagia37298006
- Emotional deprivation syndrome39465007
- Thumb sucking55644006
- Axis II diagnosis56641006
- Neurotic picking at nails60259009
- Onychotillomania60259009
- Eye poking78894008
- Behavior pattern90275003
- Behaviour pattern90275003
- Habit90275003
- Nose-picking102908001
- Excessive masturbation102949001
- Poking own eyes173544001
- Adolescent emancipation disorder192051000
- Sexual disinhibition225533009
- Sexually disinhibited behavior225533009
- Sexually disinhibited behaviour225533009
- Auto-masturbation225537005
- Finding of general nail condition225554002
- Observation of general nail condition225554002
- MM - Mutual masturbation229023003
- Mutual masturbation229023003
- Disorders of attention and motor control229712006
- Bitten nails247504002
- Acting conspicuously in public247987004
- Acting oddly in public247987004
- Public masturbation248106009
- Implement sucking248142001
- Pen sucking248143006
- Chewing finding278431005
- Chewing observations278431005
- Tongue sucking284526005
- Gouging own body parts284702005
- Chewing hair285130006
- Hand sucking285144000
- Habitual finger biting285146003
- Habitual hand biting285147007
- Digit sucking302875001
- Habitual nocturnal eating of own hair307092002
- Finding of habit involving hair365944008
- Habits involving hair - finding365944008
- Adjustment reaction in infancy386821008
- Adjustment reaction of childhood386824000
- Nail dystrophy due to nail biting400077000
- Suck finding427820006
- Pulling at own ear699393002
- Jaw jutting699417003
- Lip sucking700247008
- Lip licking700248003
UMLS
- Biting, NailC0027338
- Nail BitingC0027338
- Nail bitingC0027338
- Nail biting (finding)C0027338
- Nail-bitingC0027338
- OnychophagiaC0027338
- OnychophagyC0027338
- biting nailC0027338
- biting nailsC0027338
- nail biteC0027338
- nail bitingC0027338
- nail-bitingC0027338
- onychophagiaC0027338
- Excessive masturbationC0424410
- Excessive masturbation (finding)C0424410
- excessive masturbationC0424410
- Nose-pickingC0686785
- Nose-picking (finding)C0686785
- nose pickC0686785
- nose pickingC0686785
- nose-pickingC0686785
- pick noseC0686785
- Oth behav/emotn disord w onset usly occur in chldhd and adolC0349349
- Other specified behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescenceC0349349
- Sucking, ThumbC0040068
- Thumb SuckingC0040068
- Thumb suckingC0040068
- Thumb sucking (finding)C0040068
- Thumb-suckingC0040068
- ThumbsuckingC0040068
- sucking thumbC0040068
- thumb suckingC0040068
- thumbsuckingC0040068
Clinical Terms
- Sexually disinhibited behaviour
- Habits involving hair - finding
- Nail-biting
- sucking thumb
- Adjustment reaction in infancy
- Eye poking
- Implement sucking
- biting nails
- nail bite
- Neurotic picking at nails
- Onychophagia
- Juvenile masturbation
- Disorders of attention and motor control
- Finding of general nail condition
- Chewing observations
- Nail dystrophy due to nail biting
- biting nail
- Excessive masturbation
- Excessive masturbation (finding)
- Chewing finding
- Pen sucking
- Poking own eyes
- Behaviour pattern
- Habitual hand biting
- Habit
- Lip sucking
- Nose-picking
- Observation of general nail condition
- Habitual finger biting
- Nail Biting
- Sexual disinhibition
- thumb sucking
- Suck finding
- pick nose
- Sucking, Thumb
- Behavior pattern
- thumbsucking
- Mutual masturbation
- Axis II diagnosis
- nose pick
- Adolescent emancipation disorder
- Bitten nails
- Incomplete masturbation
- Sexually disinhibited behavior
- Auto-masturbation
- Habitual nocturnal eating of own hair
- Emotional deprivation syndrome
- MM - Mutual masturbation
- Tongue sucking
- Digit sucking
- Adult habitual masturbation
- Jaw jutting
- Nail biting (finding)
- Onychotillomania
- Masturbation
- Thumb sucking (finding)
- Public masturbation
- Finding of habit involving hair
- Runaway reaction of childhood
- Acting oddly in public
- Pulling at own ear
- Acting conspicuously in public
- Nose-picking (finding)
- Thumb-sucking
- nose picking
- Gouging own body parts
- Lip licking
- Hand sucking
- Chewing hair
- Habitual eating of own hair
- Onychophagy
- Biting, Nail
- Adjustment reaction of childhood
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for oth behav/emotn disord w onset usly occur in chldhd and adol?
The ICD-10-CM code for oth behav/emotn disord w onset usly occur in chldhd and adol is F98.8. The full clinical description is "Other specified behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence". F98.8 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code F98.8 mean?
ICD-10-CM code F98.8 represents “Other specified behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence”. It is classified under Chapter 5: Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental Disorders and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is F98.8 a billable code?
Yes, F98.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is F98.8 in?
F98.8 is in Chapter 5: Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (codes F01-F99).
What SNOMED CT codes does F98.8 map to?
F98.8 maps to 45 SNOMED CT concepts: 247987004, 386821008, 386824000, 192051000, 28528006, and 40 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for F98.8?
F98.8 is linked to 5 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0027338, C0424410, C0686785, C0349349, C0040068. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does F98.8 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like oth behav/emotn disord w onset usly occur in chldhd and adol affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.
What is the ICD-11 equivalent of F98.8?
F98.8 maps to the ICD-11 code: 6E8Z (Mental, behavioural or neurodevelopmental disorders, unspecified).
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