F94.1
F94.1: Reactive attachment disorder of childhood
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
F94.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for reactive attachment disorder of childhood. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check F94.1 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
- disinhibited attachment disorder of childhood (F94.2)
- normal variation in pattern of selective attachment
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.
Use additional code
Add a secondary code to capture the detail described below.
- code to identify any associated failure to thrive or growth retardation
Other codes that can never be billed with F94.1
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- F94.2Disinhibited attachment disorder of childhood
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
F94.1 is named in 10 Medicare coverage policies: 9 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
- A56685Billing and Coding: Partial Hospitalization Programs
- A56850Billing and Coding: Psychiatric Partial Hospitalization Programs
- A56937Billing and Coding: Psychiatry and Psychology Services
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Disorder›reactive attachment(childhood)
- Disorder›attachment›reactive
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.