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F90.9

F90.9: Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, unspecified type

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

F90.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, unspecified type. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

  • Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder of childhood or adolescence NOS
  • Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder NOS

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above F90.9

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on F90: Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorders

  • anxiety disorders (F40.-, F41.-)
  • mood [affective] disorders (F30-F39)
  • pervasive developmental disorders (F84.-)
  • schizophrenia (F20.-)

Other codes that can never be billed with F90.9

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

  • R41.840Attention and concentration deficit

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

F90.9 is named in 8 Medicare coverage policies: 7 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 1 listing it as NOT covered. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A52434Health and Behavior Assessment/Intervention – Medical Policy Articlenot covered
  • A56818Billing and Coding: Urine Drug Testing
  • A56937Billing and Coding: Psychiatry and Psychology Services
  • A57065Billing and Coding: Outpatient Psychiatry and Psychology Services

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Hyperactive, hyperactivity
  • Disorder›attention-deficit hyperactivity(adolescent) (adult) (child)
  • Hyperactive, hyperactivity›child

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under F90

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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