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F64.2 Gender identity disorder of childhood

F64.2 is the ICD-10 code for Gender identity disorder of childhood. It is a four-character subcategory of F64 (Gender identity 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

A disorder, usually first manifest during early childhood (and always well before puberty), characterized by a persistent and intense distress about assigned sex, together with a desire to be (or insistence that one is) of the other sex. There is a persistent preoccupation with the dress and activities of the opposite sex and repudiation of the individual's own sex. The diagnosis requires a profound disturbance of the normal gender identity; mere tomboyishness in girls or girlish behaviour in boys is not sufficient. Gender identity disorders in individuals who have reached or are entering puberty should not be classified here but in F66.-.

What F64.2 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • egodystonic sexual orientation F66.1
  • sexual maturation disorder F66.0

F64.2 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

FinlandICD-10-FI

F64.2Lapsuuden sukupuoli-identiteetin häiriö

GermanyICD-10-GM

F64.2Störung der Geschlechtsidentität des Kindesalters

FranceICD-10-FR

F64.2Trouble de l'identité sexuelle de l'enfance

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

F64.2genderidentiteitsstoornis op kinderleeftijd

United StatesICD-10-CM

F64.2Gender identity disorder of childhood

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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