F43.24 is the authoritative medical code for Adjustment disorder with disturbance of conduct. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for adjustment disorder with disturbance of conduct (ICD-10-CM F43.24), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Adjustment disorder with disturbance of conduct is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code F43.24. Excludes2 (not included here): separation anxiety disorder of childhood F93.0.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for F43.24 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Excludes2 — Not Included Here
Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.
- separation anxiety disorder of childhood F93.0
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
Can F43.24 be reported alongside related conditions?
Per Excludes2 instructions, F43.24 and the following may both be reported when both are present: separation anxiety disorder of childhood (F93.0).
Codes in This Family (17)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as F43.24, with their registry titles.
- F43 — Reaction to severe stress, and adjustment disorders
- F43.0 — Acute stress reaction
- F43.1 — Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- F43.10 — Post-traumatic stress disorder, unspecified
- F43.11 — Post-traumatic stress disorder, acute
- F43.12 — Post-traumatic stress disorder, chronic
- F43.2 — Adjustment disorders
- F43.20 — Adjustment disorder, unspecified
- F43.21 — Adjustment disorder with depressed mood
- F43.22 — Adjustment disorder with anxiety
- F43.23 — Adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood
- F43.25 — Adjustment disorder with mixed disturbance of emotions and conduct
- F43.29 — Adjustment disorder with other symptoms
- F43.8 — Other reactions to severe stress
- F43.81 — Prolonged grief disorder
- F43.89 — Other reactions to severe stress
- F43.9 — Reaction to severe stress, unspecified
Indexed Clinical Terms (1)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
- Disorder (of), adjustment (grief), with, conduct disturbance
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