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F98.2

Other feeding disorders of infancy and childhood

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 2 more specific codes instead:

  • F98.21 Rumination disorder of infancy and childhood
  • F98.29 Other feeding disorders of infancy and early childhood

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Other feeding disorders of infancy and childhood

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

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

Excludes2 - not included here

  • 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.-)

Inherited from the F90-F98 section Behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence (F90-F98)

Note

  • Codes within categories F90-F98 may be used regardless of the age of a patient. These disorders generally have onset within the childhood or adolescent years, but may continue throughout life or not be diagnosed until adulthood

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
F98.0 Enuresis not due to a substance or known physiological condition Valid
F98.1 Encopresis not due to a substance or known physiological condition Valid
F98.3 Pica of infancy and childhood Valid
F98.4 Stereotyped movement disorders Valid
F98.5 Adult onset fluency disorder Valid
F98.8 Other specified behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence Valid
F98.9 Unspecified behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence Valid