F98.29

Other feeding disorders of infancy and early childhood

Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30

Exclusions 10 never code together

F98.2code

Excludes2

anorexia nervosa and other eating disorders (F50.-)F50.-
feeding difficulties (R63.3-)R63.3-
feeding problems of newborn (P92.-)P92.-
pica of infancy or childhood (F98.3)F98.3

F98code

Excludes2

breath-holding spells (R06.89)R06.89
gender identity disorder of childhood (F64.2)F64.2
Kleine-Levin syndrome (G47.13)G47.13
obsessive-compulsive disorder (F42.-)F42.-
sleep disorders not due to a substance or known physiological condition (F51.-)F51.-

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 2

F90-F98block

Notes

Codes within categories F90-F98 may be used regardless of the age of a patient. These disorders generally have onset within the childhood or adolescent years, but may continue throughout life or not be diagnosed until adulthoodF90-F98

F01-F99chapter

Includes

disorders of psychological development

Index entries leading here 2

Disorder (of) — see also Disease
- eating (adult) (psychogenic) F50.9
  - child F98.29
Difficult, difficulty (in)
- feeding R63.30
  - nonorganic (infant or child) F98.29

Alongside this code 1 same parent — F98.2

F98.21 Rumination disorder of infancy and childhood

Medications 4

10 Feeding and Eating Disorders drugs 41 Bipolar and Related Disorders drugs 65 Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders drugs 19 Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders drugs

MED-RT files conditions by MeSH, which carves the world differently from ICD-10. These are name matches on this code's description, offered as candidates — not as an assertion that they are this code.

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This code

Billable: yes
Code set: FY2026
Parent: F98.2
Block: F90-F98
Siblings: 1

Present FY2024–FY2027.

F98.29

Risk adjustment

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