F93 ICD-10-CA category: Emotional disorders with onset specific to childhood
F93 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 6 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.
Official description
F93Emotional disorders with onset specific to childhood
ICD-10-CA · Canada
Codes in F93
F93 isn’t a code on its own. Open the code that matches what the note documents.
Notes for F93
As CIHI prints them, with any note F93 takes from the headings above it.
Includes
- Disorders of psychological developmentFrom Chapter 5: Mental and behavioural disorders (F00-F99)
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- When associated with conduct disorder (F92.-)
- Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)From Chapter 5: Mental and behavioural disorders (F00-F99)
Note
- Mainly exaggerations of normal developmental trends rather than phenomena that are qualitatively abnormal in themselves. Developmental appropriateness is used as the key diagnostic feature in defining the difference between these emotional disorders, with onset specific to childhood, and the neurotic disorders (F40-F48).
Where F93 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 5: Mental and behavioural disorders (F00-F99)
- 2Block F90-F98Behavioural and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence
- 3Category F93Emotional disorders with onset specific to childhood
Source and release
- Data release
- ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
- Effective date
- Apr 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CIHI
This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
Is F93 a valid ICD-10-CA code?
No. F93 (Emotional disorders with onset specific to childhood) is a category heading in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release. It holds 6 codes; record the one the documentation supports.
Where is F93 in ICD-10-CA?
F93 sits under F90-F98 Behavioural and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence, within Chapter 5: Mental and behavioural disorders (F00-F99).
What coding notes apply to F93?
ICD-10-CA lists Note, Excludes, Includes notes for F93, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.
Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?
It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.