1. ICD-10-CM Codes
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2. F01-F99 Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders
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3. F60-F69 Disorders of adult personality and behavior
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4. F63- Impulse disorders
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2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F63.9

Impulse disorder, unspecified

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Billable/Specific Code

• F63.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
• The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM F63.9 became effective on October 1, 2019.
• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of F63.9 - other international versions of ICD-10 F63.9 may differ.

• Impulse control disorder
• Impulse control disorder in remission

• A category of psychiatric disorders whose essential features are the failure to resist an impulse to perform an act that is harmful to the individual or to others. Individuals typically experience an increased sense of tension prior to the act and then pleasure, gratification or release of tension at the time of committing the act.
• Disorders whose essential features are the failure to resist an impulse, drive, or temptation to perform an act that is harmful to the individual or to others. Individuals experience an increased sense of tension prior to the act and pleasure, gratification or release of tension at the time of committing the act.
• Mental disorders characterized by an intense need to gratify one's immediate desires and failure to resist the impulse or temptation.

• 886 Behavioral and developmental disorders

Convert F63.9 to ICD-9-CM

• 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
• 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
• 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
• 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
• 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change

• Disorder (of) - see also Disease
  • conduct (childhood) F91.9
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F91.9

    Conduct disorder, unspecified

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Billable/Specific Code

    Applicable To

    • Behavioral disorder NOS
    • Conduct disorder NOS
    • Disruptive behavior disorder NOS
    • Disruptive disorder NOS
    • compulsive F63.9
  • habit (and impulse) F63.9
  • impulse F63.9 (control)
• Disturbance(s) - see also Disease
  • conduct F91.9
    - see also Disorder, conduct
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F91.9

    Conduct disorder, unspecified

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Billable/Specific Code

    Applicable To

    • Behavioral disorder NOS
    • Conduct disorder NOS
    • Disruptive behavior disorder NOS
    • Disruptive disorder NOS
    • compulsive F63.9

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.