F98.2

F98.2: Other feeding disorders of infancy and childhood

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

F98.2 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other feeding disorders of infancy and childhood. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

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.

anorexia nervosa and other eating disorders (F50.-)
feeding difficulties (R63.3-)
feeding problems of newborn (P92.-)
pica of infancy or childhood (F98.3)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above F98.2

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

Written on F98: Other behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence

breath-holding spells (R06.89)
gender identity disorder of childhood (F64.2)
Kleine-Levin syndrome (G47.13)
obsessive-compulsive disorder (F42.-)
sleep disorders not due to a substance or known physiological condition (F51.-)

Other codes that can never be billed with F98.2

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

Z72.4Inappropriate diet and eating habits
F50.84Rumination disorder in adults

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Aversion›oral›nonorganic origin

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead F98.2

2 child codes. Green means billable.