Specific code 2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 313.21
Shyness disorder of childhood
  • 2014
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • Short description: Shyness disorder-child.
  • ICD-9-CM 313.21 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 313.21 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2014 version of ICD-9-CM 313.21.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 313.21: 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 313.21 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM F93.8 Other childhood emotional disorders
Approximate Synonyms
  • Avoidance disorder
  • Avoidance disorder, childhood
  • Avoidant disorder of childhood
Applies To
  • Sensitivity reaction of childhood or adolescence
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 313.21:
  • Disorder - see also Disease
    • avoidant, childhood or adolescence 313.21
    • shyness, of childhood and adolescence 313.21
  • Disturbance - see also Disease
    • emotions specific to childhood or adolescence 313.9
      • with
        • academic underachievement 313.83
        • anxiety and fearfulness 313.0
        • elective mutism 313.23
        • identity disorder 313.82
        • jealousy 313.3
        • misery and unhappiness 313.1
        • oppositional defiant disorder 313.81
        • overanxiousness 313.0
        • sensitivity 313.21
        • shyness 313.21
        • social withdrawal 313.22
        • withdrawal reaction 313.22
      • involving relationship problems 313.3
      • mixed 313.89
      • specified type NEC 313.89
  • Sensitivity, sensitization - see also Allergy
    • child (excessive) 313.21
  • Timidity, child 313.21
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