F63.81

Approximate Synonyms

• Explosive disorder, intermittent

• Explosive disorder, isolated

• Isolated explosive disorder

Clinical Information

• A disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of serious assaultive acts or destruction of property due to a failure to resist aggressive impulses; the degree of aggression during these episodes is grossly out of proportion to any psychosocial provocation. The aggressive episodes are not etiologically linked to another mental disorder, a general medical condition, or substance use.

Details

• F63.81 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM F63.81 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of F63.81 – other international versions of ICD-10 F63.81 may differ.