Coding Guidelines

Inclusion Terms

  • Stereotype/habit disorder

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with F98.4

  • abnormal involuntary movements (R25.-)

Excludes2 (Not Included Here)

These conditions are not part of this code but may be reported additionally if documented

  • compulsions in obsessive-compulsive disorder (F42.-)
  • F63.3 - hair plucking (F63.3)
  • G20.-G25 - movement disorders of organic origin (G20-G25)
  • F98.8 - nail-biting (F98.8)
  • F98.8 - nose-picking (F98.8)
  • F01.-F95 - stereotypies that are part of a broader psychiatric condition (F01-F95)
  • F98.8 - thumb-sucking (F98.8)
  • tic disorders (F95.-)
  • F63.3 - trichotillomania (F63.3)

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