F93.8 ICD-10-CA code: Other childhood emotional disorders
F93.8 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Other childhood emotional disorders” in CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026.
Official description
F93.8Other childhood emotional disorders
ICD-10-CA · Canada · Also written F938
Index terms
Entries in CIHI’s alphabetical index that lead to F93.8. Searching the index by the condition the note names is how coders reach this code.
- Jealousy, childhood
- Disorder (of), identity, of childhood
- Disorder (of), overanxious, of childhood
- Problem (related to) (with), identity (of childhood)
- Problem (related to) (with), relationship, childhood
- Crisis, emotional, specific to childhood and adolescence
- Disorder (of), emotional (persistent), of childhood, specified NEC
- Disturbance, emotions specific to childhood and adolescence, mixed
- Disturbance, emotions specific to childhood and adolescence, specified NEC
- Disturbance, emotions specific to childhood and adolescence, involving relationship problems
- Disturbance, emotions specific to childhood and adolescence, with, anxiety and fearfulness NEC
Notes for F93.8
As CIHI prints them, with any note F93.8 takes from the headings above it.
Includes
- Identity disorderOveranxious disorder
- Disorders of psychological developmentFrom Chapter 5: Mental and behavioural disorders (F00-F99)
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Gender dysphoria of childhood (F64)
- When associated with conduct disorder (F92.-)From F93 Emotional disorders with onset specific to childhood
- 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).From F93 Emotional disorders with onset specific to childhood
Where F93.8 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
- 4Valid code F93.8Other childhood emotional disorders
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
What does ICD-10-CA code F93.8 mean?
F93.8 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Other childhood emotional disorders” in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release.
Where is F93.8 in ICD-10-CA?
F93.8 sits under F93 Emotional disorders with onset specific to childhood, within 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 F93.8?
ICD-10-CA lists Includes, Excludes, Note notes for F93.8, 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.