F94.2

Billable

Disinhibited attachment disorder of childhood

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

A disorder in young children characterized by excessive friendliness, lack of appropriate caution with strangers, and willingness to go with unfamiliar adults, typically resulting from severe neglect or institutional care.

Coding Tips

•Document the child's indiscriminate sociability and reduced stranger wariness
•Differentiate from reactive attachment disorder (F94.1) by noting the child's overly friendly and uninhibited behavior

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

reactive attachment disorder of childhood (F94.1)

Excludes 2 — Not included here, may code separately

Asperger's syndrome (F84.5)
attention-deficit hyperactivity disorders (F90.-)
hospitalism in children (F43.2-)

Code Hierarchy

└F94Disorders of social functioning with onset specific to childhood and adolescence └F94.2Disinhibited attachment disorder of childhood

└F94.2Disinhibited attachment disorder of childhood