- F94.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM F94.0 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of F94.0 – other international versions of ICD-10 F94.0 may differ.
ICD-10-CM F94.0 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 886 Behavioral and developmental disorders
Applicable To
- Elective mutism
Type 2 Excludes
- pervasive developmental disorders (F84.-)
- schizophrenia (F20.-)
- specific developmental disorders of speech and language (F80.-)
- transient mutism as part of separation anxiety in young children (F93.0)
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to F94.0:
- elective mutism > with F93.8
- elective (adjustment reaction) (childhood) > Mutism
- selective (childhood) > Mutism
- with > adjustment (anxiety) (conduct disorder) (depressiveness) (distress)
- mutism, elective (child) (adolescent) > with F94.0