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F91.9

F91.9: Conduct disorder, unspecified

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

F91.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for conduct disorder, unspecified. 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.

  • Behavioral disorder NOS
  • Conduct disorder NOS
  • Disruptive behavior disorder NOS
  • Disruptive disorder NOS

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above F91.9

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on F91: Conduct disorders

  • antisocial behavior (Z72.81-)
  • antisocial personality disorder (F60.2)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above F91.9

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

Written on F91: Conduct disorders

  • conduct problems associated with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (F90.-)
  • mood [affective] disorders (F30-F39)
  • pervasive developmental disorders (F84.-)
  • schizophrenia (F20.-)

Other codes that can never be billed with F91.9

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

  • F60.2Antisocial personality disorder
  • Z72.81Antisocial behavior

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

F91.9 is named in 5 Medicare coverage policies: 4 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
  • A57130Billing and Coding: Psychiatric Codes
  • A57361Billing and Coding: Monitored Anesthesia Care
  • A57520Billing and Coding: Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation and Psychotherapy Services

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Disorder›conduct(childhood)
  • Disorder›disruptive
  • Disturbance›conduct
  • Disturbance›conduct›disruptive

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under F91

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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