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    ICD-10-CM Code For Disorders Of Social Functioning With Onset Specific To Childhood And Adolescence: Group Overview

    The International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) code group F94 includes disorders of social functioning with onset specific to childhood and adolescence, such as selective mutism and other childhood social interaction disorders that impair social engagement and peer relationships. These ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes are used to document clinical presentations where social interaction deficits originate in childhood or adolescence, capturing severity, functional impact, and any associated behavioral features. Accurate coding within the ICD-10-CM F94 group supports proper claim adjudication, complete clinical documentation, and appropriate reimbursement.

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    ICD-10-CM F94: Disorders Of Social Functioning With Onset Specific To Childhood And Adolescence Overview

    The ICD-10-CM F94 group covers disturbances in social functioning that begin in childhood or adolescence, including conditions such as selective mutism and other childhood-onset social interaction disorders. These diagnoses target behavioral and social development rather than a specific organ system. Accurate coding is important for complete clinical documentation and can affect reimbursement through correct claim processing.

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    When to Use

    Use a code from this group when a documented diagnosis identifies a disorder of social functioning with onset during childhood or adolescence that is clinically assessed and recorded by an appropriate provider. Codes in this group are applied to capture the primary social functioning disorder and its level of severity or specificity as documented in the medical record.

    ICD-10-CM Codes

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    ICD-10-CM CodeDescription
    F94.0Selective mutism
    F94.1Reactive attachment disorder of childhood
    F94.2Disinhibited attachment disorder of childhood
    F94.8Other childhood disorders of social functioning
    F94.9Childhood disorder of social functioning, unspecified

    DRG Codes

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    DRG CodeDescription
    886Behavioral and Developmental Disorders

    Typical Clinical Scenarios

    • A 9-year-old child is brought by parents to pediatric behavioral health because over the past year the child has persistently avoided interacting with peers at school, shows minimal interest in social activities, and demonstrates marked impairment in forming age-appropriate friendships. Symptoms began in early childhood and are not better explained by autism spectrum disorder; evaluation documents selective social engagement deficits specific to childhood social development, prompting assignment of a diagnosis from this group. Typical codes: F94.0
    • A 14-year-old adolescent is referred from school after repeated episodes of refusing to attend classes, running away from home, and apparent indifference to social norms; the behavior has lasted several months and is causing significant academic decline and family conflict. The clinical presentation focuses on pervasive disturbances in social functioning with onset during adolescence rather than an organic or mood disorder, so a behavioral and social functioning disorder code from this group is used. Typical codes: F94.1, F94.2
    • A 7-year-old child with a history of anxiety disorder presents to outpatient clinic with new selective mutism: the child consistently fails to speak in specific social situations (school) despite speaking normally at home, resulting in school refusal and educational impairment. Because the mutism represents a social functioning disturbance arising in childhood and is complicating treatment planning for the anxiety disorder, a group code describing childhood-onset social functioning disturbance is assigned as a comorbid diagnosis. Typical codes: F94.0, F94.9

    Related Codes

    F90-ATTENTION-DEFICIT-HYPERACTIVITY-DISORDERS

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    F91-CONDUCT-DISORDERS

    ICD-10-CM Code For Conduct Disorders: Group Overview

    F93-EMOTIONAL-DISORDERS-CHILDHOOD

    ICD-10-CM Code For Emotional Disorders With Onset Specific To Childhood: Group Overview

    F95-TIC-DISORDER

    ICD-10-CM Code For Tic Disorder: Group Overview

    F98-OTHER-BEHAVIORAL-AND-EMOTIONAL-DISORDERS

    ICD-10-CM Code For Other Behavioral And Emotional Disorders With Onset Usually Occurring In Childhood And Adolescence: Group Overview

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    1. 1.CPT® Codes and Descriptions. AAPC. Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.Maintains the CPT code set's official descriptions and guidelines, licensed from the American Medical Association, used as the definitional source for CPT codes on this page.
    2. 2.HCPCS Quarterly Update. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's quarterly release of HCPCS Level II codes and short/long descriptors, the source for HCPCS code definitions and update history.
    3. 3.ICD-10-CM Full Code List. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's complete ICD-10-CM diagnosis code list, used to cross-reference diagnosis codes associated with this procedure or service.
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