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ICD-10-CM Code for Selective mutism F94.0

ICD-10 code F94.0 for Selective mutism is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders .

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Selective mutism
Elective mutism
Excludes2: pervasive developmental disorders (F84.-)
schizophrenia (F20.-)
specific developmental disorders of speech and language (F80.-)
transient mutism as part of separation anxiety in young children (F93.0)

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