Is F63.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. F63.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does F63.8 sit in the tabular list?

Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders (F01-F99), in the block Disorders of adult personality and behavior (F60-F69).

F63.8

F63.8 — Other impulse disorders

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

F63.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other impulse disorders. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above F63.8

Also inherited, and the opposite of Excludes1: these conditions are not part of F63.8, but a patient can have both, so you may code both.

Written on F63 — Impulse disorders

habitual excessive use of alcohol or psychoactive substances (F10-F19)
impulse disorders involving sexual behavior (F65.-)

Risk adjustment

F63.8 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code history

F63.8 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Code to one of these instead F63.8

2 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share F63. If F63.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about F63.8

Is F63.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. F63.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does F63.8 sit in the tabular list?: Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders (F01-F99), in the block Disorders of adult personality and behavior (F60-F69).