2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F98.4

Stereotyped movement disorders

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  • F98.4 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM F98.4 became effective on October 1, 2022.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of F98.4 - other international versions of ICD-10 F98.4 may differ.
Applicable To
  • Stereotype/habit disorder
Type 1 Excludes
Type 1 Excludes Help
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as F98.4. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
  • abnormal involuntary movements (
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R25
    • R25 Abnormal involuntary movements
      • R25.0 Abnormal head movements
      • R25.1 Tremor, unspecified
      • R25.2 Cramp and spasm
      • R25.3 Fasciculation
      • R25.8 Other abnormal involuntary movements
      • R25.9 Unspecified abnormal involuntary movements
    R25.-
    )
Type 2 Excludes
Type 2 Excludes Help
A type 2 excludes note represents "not included here". A type 2 excludes note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition it is excluded from but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When a type 2 excludes note appears under a code it is acceptable to use both the code (F98.4) and the excluded code together.
  • compulsions in obsessive-compulsive disorder (
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F42
    • F42 Obsessive-compulsive disorder
      • F42.2 Mixed obsessional thoughts and acts
      • F42.3 Hoarding disorder
      • F42.4 Excoriation (skin-picking) disorder
      • F42.8 Other obsessive-compulsive disorder
      • F42.9 Obsessive-compulsive disorder, unspecified
    F42.-
    )
  • hair plucking (
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F63.3

    Trichotillomania

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Hair plucking
    Type 2 Excludes
    • other stereotyped movement disorder (F98.4)
    F63.3
    )
  • movement disorders of organic origin (
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G20

    Parkinson's disease

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Hemiparkinsonism
    • Idiopathic Parkinsonism or Parkinson's disease
    • Paralysis agitans
    • Parkinsonism or Parkinson's disease NOS
    • Primary Parkinsonism or Parkinson's disease
    Use Additional
    G20
    -
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G25

    Other extrapyramidal and movement disorders

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    Type 2 Excludes
    • sleep related movement disorders (G47.6-)
    G25
    )
  • nail-biting (
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F98.8

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

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Excessive masturbation
    • Nail-biting
    • Nose-picking
    • Thumb-sucking
    F98.8
    )
  • nose-picking (
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F98.8

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

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Excessive masturbation
    • Nail-biting
    • Nose-picking
    • Thumb-sucking
    F98.8
    )
  • stereotypies that are part of a broader psychiatric condition (
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F01

    Vascular dementia

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Vascular dementia as a result of infarction of the brain due to vascular disease, including hypertensive cerebrovascular disease.
    Code First
    • the underlying physiological condition or sequelae of cerebrovascular disease.
    Includes
    • arteriosclerotic dementia
    • major neurocognitive disorder due to vascular disease
    • multi-infarct dementia
    F01
    -
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F95

    Tic disorder

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    F95
    )
  • thumb-sucking (
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F98.8

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

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Excessive masturbation
    • Nail-biting
    • Nose-picking
    • Thumb-sucking
    F98.8
    )
  • tic disorders (
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F95
    • F95 Tic disorder
      • F95.0 Transient tic disorder
      • F95.1 Chronic motor or vocal tic disorder
      • F95.2 Tourette's disorder
      • F95.8 Other tic disorders
      • F95.9 Tic disorder, unspecified
    F95.-
    )
  • trichotillomania (
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F63.3

    Trichotillomania

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Hair plucking
    Type 2 Excludes
    • other stereotyped movement disorder (F98.4)
    F63.3
    )
The following code(s) above F98.4 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
  • Applicable To annotations, or
  • Code Also annotations, or
  • Code First annotations, or
  • Excludes1 annotations, or
  • Excludes2 annotations, or
  • Includes annotations, or
  • Note annotations, or
  • Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to F98.4:
  • F01-F99
    2023 ICD-10-CM Range F01-F99

    Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders

    Includes
    • disorders of psychological development
    Type 2 Excludes
    • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
    Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders
  • F90-F98
    2023 ICD-10-CM Range F90-F98

    Behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence

    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
    Behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence
  • F98
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F98

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

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    Type 2 Excludes
    • 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.-)
    Other behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence
Approximate Synonyms
  • Habit disorder, stereotype
  • Head banging
  • Repetitive rocking movements
  • Rocking
  • Stereotypic habit disorder
  • Stereotypic movement disorder
  • Stereotypic movement disorder w self injurious behavior
  • Stereotypic movement disorder with self-injurious behavior
  • Stereotypic movement disorder without self injurious behavior
  • Stereotypy habit disorder
Clinical Information
  • Motor behavior that is repetitive, often seemingly driven, and nonfunctional. This behavior markedly interferes with normal activities or results in severe bodily self-injury. The behavior is not due to the direct physiological effects of a substance or a general medical condition. (dsm-iv, 1994)
ICD-10-CM F98.4 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):
  • 887 Other mental disorder diagnoses

Convert F98.4 to ICD-9-CM

Code History
  • 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
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Code annotations containing back-references to F98.4:
  • Type 1 Excludes: R25
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R25

    Abnormal involuntary movements

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    Type 1 Excludes
    • specific movement disorders (G20-G26)
    • stereotyped movement disorders (F98.4)
    • tic disorders (F95.-)
  • Type 2 Excludes: F63.3
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F63.3

    Trichotillomania

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Hair plucking
    Type 2 Excludes
    • other stereotyped movement disorder (F98.4)

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to F98.4:
  • Body, bodies
    • rocking F98.4
  • Disorder (of) - see also Disease
    • movement G25.9
      ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G25.9

      Extrapyramidal and movement disorder, unspecified

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      • stereotyped F98.4
    • stereotyped, habit or movement F98.4
  • Hair - see also condition
    • plucking F63.3
      ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F63.3

      Trichotillomania

        2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
      Applicable To
      • Hair plucking
      Type 2 Excludes
      • other stereotyped movement disorder (F98.4)
      • in stereotyped movement disorder F98.4
  • Spasm(s) R25.2
    - see also condition
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R25.2

    Cramp and spasm

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    Type 2 Excludes
    • nodding F98.4
  • Spasmus nutans F98.4
  • Stereotypies NEC F98.4

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To F98.4
F95.2 Tourette's disorder
F95.8 Other tic disorders
F95.9 Tic disorder, unspecified
F98 Other behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence
F98.0 Enuresis not due to a substance or known physiological condition
F98.1 Encopresis not due to a substance or known physiological condition
F98.2 Other feeding disorders of infancy and childhood
F98.21 Rumination disorder of infancy
F98.29 Other feeding disorders of infancy and early childhood
F98.3 Pica of infancy and childhood
F98.4 Stereotyped movement disorders
F98.5 Adult onset fluency disorder
F98.8 Other specified behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence
F98.9 Unspecified behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence
F99 Mental disorder, not otherwise specified
G00 Bacterial meningitis, not elsewhere classified
G00.0 Hemophilus meningitis
G00.1 Pneumococcal meningitis
G00.2 Streptococcal meningitis
G00.3 Staphylococcal meningitis
G00.8 Other bacterial meningitis

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