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2007 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Mental Disorders 290-319 > Other Psychoses 295-299 > Psychoses With Origin Specific To Childhood 299.* >

2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 299.0

Infantile autism

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  • A disorder beginning in childhood. It is marked by the presence of markedly abnormal or impaired development in social interaction and communication and a markedly restricted repertoire of activity and interest. Manifestations of the disorder vary greatly depending on the developmental level and chronological age of the individual. (DSM-IV)
  • 299.0 is a non-specific code that cannot be used to specify a diagnosis
  • 299.0 contains 6 index entries
  • View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 299.* hierarchy

299.0 also known as:

  • Childhood autism
  • Infantile psychosis
  • Kanner's syndrome

299.0 excludes:

  • disintegrative psychosis (299.1)
  • Heller's syndrome (299.1)
  • schizophrenic syndrome of childhood (299.9)

Index entries containing 299.0:

Autism, autistic (child) (infantile) 299.0
Dementia 294.8
  • infantile, infantilia (see also Psychosis, childhood) 299.0
Disorder - see also Disease
  • autistic 299.0
Kanner's syndrome (autism) (see also Psychosis, childhood) 299.0
Psychosis 298.9
  • infantile (see also Psychosis, childhood) 299.0
Syndrome - see also Disease
  • Kanner's (autism) (see also Psychosis, childhood) 299.0