F88 – Other disorders of psychological development
The ICD-10-CM code F88 is used to diagnose a patient with Other disorders of psychological development. Learn more about this code using this guide.
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F88 Diagnosis Code: Other disorders of psychological development
The F88 is an ICD code that’s included in the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM), and it is used to designate “Other disorders of psychological development.”
This particular ICD-10 code is used to designate patients confirmed to have a particular disorder or have particular disorders of psychological development. Normally, there are specific ICD-10 codes for certain disorders such as specific speech articulation disorder, expressive language disorder, receptive language disorder, and acquired aphasia with epilepsy.
If a patient has a particular disorder and there are no specific ICD-10 codes for it, then this is the one that you should use.
Is the F88 billable?
Yes, the F88 ICD-10 code is billable and can be used to designate a patient for reimbursement purposes.
F88 clinical information:
This ICD-10 code is meant to be used only if you have a patient with a disorder or disorders of psychological development that do not have specific ICD-10 codes. This could be any number of things, so make sure to check if there are ICD-10 codes for the specific problem you are diagnosing before using this.
As this ICD-10 code pertains to developmental disorders with a psychological focus, various therapeutic approaches can be employed. These may include cognitive behavioral therapy, art therapy, skills training, and even speech therapy. The precise elements of a patient's treatment plan will be determined by the specific nature of the "other" disorder in question.
F88 synonyms include:
- Autistic disorder of childhood onset
- Constitutional aplastic anemia
- Developmental agnosia
- Developmental delay due to methylmalonate semialdehyde dehydrogenase deficiency
- Developmental delay with autism spectrum disorder and gait instability
- Developmental delay, facial dysmorphism syndrome due to MED13L deficiency
- Developmental regression
Other ICD-10 codes for disorders of psychological development:
- F80.0 - Specific speech articulation disorder
- F80.1 - Expressive language disorder
- F80.2 - Receptive language disorder
- F80.3 - Acquired aphasia with epilepsy
- F80.8 - Other developmental disorders of speech and language
- F81.0 - Specific reading disorder
- F81.2 - Specific disorder of arithmetical skills
- F84.2 - Rett syndrome
- F84.3 - Other childhood disintegrative disorder
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Commonly asked questions
Yes, this ICD-10 code is billable.
It’s best to use this code once the patient is confirmed to have a disorder of psychological development and there are no specific ICD-10 codes for it.
It’s hard to specify consider it is for other disorders of psychological development, which could be anything. But treatments for developmental disorders can involve therapy, medications, special education, etc.
