F64.9

Applicable To

• Gender dysphoria, unspecified

• Gender-role disorder NOS

Approximate Synonyms

• Gender dysphoria

• Gender identity disorder

Clinical Information

• A disorder characterized by a strong and persistent cross-gender identification such as stating a desire to be the other sex or frequently passing as the other sex) coupled with persistent discomfort with his or her sex manifested in adults, for example, as a preoccupation with altering primary and secondary sex characteristics through hormonal manipulation or surgery).

Details

• F64.9 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 F64.9 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of F64.9 – other international versions of ICD-10 F64.9 may differ.