F98.88: Other specified behavioural and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence
Your emotions and behavior have changed due to a disorder.
During one’s childhood and adolescence, one learns to deal with difficult, strong emotions. If it becomes difficult to deal with emotions, the person may revert to unusual behavior. The person may suck their thumb, bite their nails, or pick their nose. They may also masturbate excessively. Behavior like this may serve to calm oneself down, for example.
You have had this disorder since you were a child or adolescent.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Note
This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Source
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