DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Category · FY2027

F94 Disorders of social functioning with onset specific to childhood and adolescence

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F94 is not billable. The category heads 5 billable codes in FY2027: the 5 codes directly below it.

Index → code

  • Institutional syndrome (childhood) → F94.2
  • Mutismselective (childhood) → F94.0
  • Syndromeinstitutional (childhood) → F94.2

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 5 Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders (F01-F99)
  2. F90-F98 Behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence (F90-F98)
  3. F94 Disorders of social functioning with onset specific to childhood and adolescence
Billable codes
5
Subdivisions
5
CC / MCC codes
0 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
14

Codes in F94

  1. F94.0
    Selective mutism
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1, Excludes2 4

    Inclusion terms

    • Elective mutism

    Excludes2

    • pervasive developmental disorders (F84.-) F84
    • schizophrenia (F20.-) F20
    • specific developmental disorders of speech and language (F80.-) F80
    • transient mutism as part of separation anxiety in young children (F93.0) F93.0
  2. F94.1
    Reactive attachment disorder of childhood
    Billable
    Excludes1 2, Excludes2 3, Use additional code 1

    Excludes1

    • disinhibited attachment disorder of childhood (F94.2) F94.2
    • normal variation in pattern of selective attachment

    Excludes2

    • Asperger's syndrome (F84.5) F84.5
    • maltreatment syndromes (T74.-) T74
    • sexual or physical abuse in childhood, resulting in psychosocial problems (Z62.81-) Z62.81

    Use additional code

    • code to identify any associated failure to thrive or growth retardation
  3. F94.2
    Disinhibited attachment disorder of childhood
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 2, Excludes1 1, Excludes2 3

    Inclusion terms

    • Affectionless psychopathy
    • Institutional syndrome

    Excludes1

    • reactive attachment disorder of childhood (F94.1) F94.1

    Excludes2

    • Asperger's syndrome (F84.5) F84.5
    • attention-deficit hyperactivity disorders (F90.-) F90
    • hospitalism in children (F43.2-) F43.2
  4. F94.8
    Other childhood disorders of social functioning
    Billable
  5. F94.9
    Childhood disorder of social functioning, unspecified
    Billable

Sources of each column.

Instructions

Notes that also apply

Block F90-F98 instructions (Notes 1): printed on the block page.

Chapter 5 instructions (Includes 1, Excludes2 1): printed on the chapter 5 page.

Index entries

  • Institutional syndrome (childhood) → F94.2
  • Mutismelective (adjustment reaction) (childhood) → F94.0
  • Mutismselective (childhood) → F94.0
  • Disorder (of)reactive attachment (childhood) → F94.1
  • Disorder (of)disinhibited attachment (childhood) → F94.2
  • Institutionalization, affecting childdisinhibited attachment → F94.2
  • Psychopathy, psychopathicaffectionless → F94.2
  • Syndromeinstitutional (childhood) → F94.2
  • Disorder (of)attachment (childhood)reactive → F94.1
  • Disorder (of)attachment (childhood)disinhibited → F94.2
  • Disorder (of)socialfunctioning in childhood → F94.9
  • Disturbance(s)emotions specific to childhood and adolescencewithelective mutism → F94.0
  • Reactionadjustment (anxiety) (conduct disorder) (depressiveness) (distress)withmutism, elective (child) (adolescent) → F94.0
  • Disorder (of)socialfunctioning in childhoodspecified NEC → F94.8

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