F93.0

F93.0: Separation anxiety disorder of childhood

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

F93.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for separation anxiety disorder of childhood. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist

The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.

mood [affective] disorders (F30-F39)
nonpsychotic mental disorders (F40-F48)
phobic anxiety disorder of childhood (F40.8)
social phobia (F40.1)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

F93.0 is named in 11 Medicare coverage policies: 10 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
A56865Billing and Coding: Psychiatric Inpatient Hospitalization
A56937Billing and Coding: Psychiatry and Psychology Services
A57052Billing and Coding: Psychiatric Inpatient Hospitalization

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Anxiety›separation, abnormal(of childhood)
Disorder›separation anxiety, of childhood
Separation›anxiety, abnormal(of childhood)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.