F63.8 is the ICD-10 code for Other habit and impulse disorders. It is a four-character subcategory of F63 (Habit and impulse disorders), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block F60–F69 (Disorders of adult personality and behaviour) in Chapter V, Mental and behavioural disorders.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- V · F00–F99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
Definition
Other kinds of persistently repeated maladaptive behaviour that are not secondary to a recognized psychiatric syndrome, and in which it appears that the patient is repeatedly failing to resist impulses to carry out the behaviour. There is a prodromal period of tension with a feeling of release at the time of the act.
What F63.8 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Intermittent explosive disorder
F63.8 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
F63.8Annen spesifisert vane- eller impulsforstyrrelse
DF638Anden patologisk vane- og impulshandling
F63.8Muu käytös- ja hillitsemishäiriö
F63.8Sonstige abnorme Gewohnheiten und Störungen der Impulskontrolle
F63.8Autres troubles des habitudes et des impulsions
F63.8overige gespecificeerde stoornissen van gewoontevorming en
Listed through more specific codes:
- F63.81Intermittent explosive disorder
- F63.89Other impulse disorders
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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