F63.2Pathological stealing [kleptomania]
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
May be used as the primary diagnosis
Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.
Specificity
Complete code in the classification
Use when the diagnosis matches and no exclusion applies.
- Chapter V
- Mental and behavioural disorders
- Group F60-F69
- Disorders of adult personality and behaviour
- Official Vietnamese name
- Trộm cắp bệnh lý [chứng ăn cắp vặt]
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Disorder characterized by repeated failure to resist impulses to steal objects that are not acquired for personal use or monetary gain. The objects may instead be discarded, given away, or hoarded. This behaviour is usually accompanied by an increasing sense of tension before, and a sense of gratification during and immediately after, the act. Excl.: depressive disorder with stealing (F31-F33) organic mental disorders (F00-F09) shoplifting as the reason for observation for suspected mental disorder, ruled out (Z03.2)
Related F63 codes
F63
Habit and impulse disorders
F63.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Pathological gambling
F63.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Pathological fire- setting [pyromania]
F63.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Trichotillomania
F63.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other habit and impulse disorders
F63.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Habit and impulse disorder, unspecified
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
- Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
- Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
- Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.
2026 regulatory basis
Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.
