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F48.2

Pseudobulbar affect

Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 1 never code together
F01-F99chapter
Excludes2
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)R00-R99

Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.

Instructional notes 7
F48.2code
Inclusion terms
  • Involuntary emotional expression disorder
Code first
  • underlying cause, if known, such as:
  • amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (G12.21)G12.21G12.21
  • multiple sclerosis (G35-)G35-G35-
  • sequelae of cerebrovascular disease (I69.-)I69.-I69.-
  • sequelae of traumatic intracranial injury (S06.-)S06.-S06.-
F01-F99chapter
Includes
  • disorders of psychological development
Index entries leading here 2
  • Disorder (of) — see also Disease
    • involuntary emotional expression (IEED) F48.2
  • Pseudobulbar affect (PBA) F48.2
Alongside this code 3 same parent — F48
F48.1 Depersonalization-derealization syndrome F48.8 Other specified nonpsychotic mental disorders F48.9 Nonpsychotic mental disorder, unspecified
Additional references
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Risk adjustment

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This code

Billable
yes
Code set
FY2026
Parent
F48
Block
F40-F48
Siblings
3

Present FY2024–FY2027.