F93.0Separation anxiety disorder of childhood
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 F90-F98
- Behavioural and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence
- Official Vietnamese name
- Rối loạn lo âu chia ly ở trẻ em
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Should be diagnosed when fear of separation constitutes the focus of the anxiety and when such anxiety first arose during the early years of childhood. It is differentiated from normal separation anxiety when it is of a degree (severity) that is statistically unusual (including an abnormal persistence beyond the usual age period), and when it is associated with significant problems in social functioning. Excl.: mood [affective] disorders (F30-F39) neurotic disorders (F40- F48) phobic anxiety disorder of childhood (F93.1) social anxiety disorder
Related F93 codes
F93
Emotional disorders with onset specific to childhood
F93.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Phobic anxiety disorder of childhood
F93.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Social anxiety disorder of childhood
F93.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Sibling rivalry disorder
F93.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other childhood emotional disorders
F93.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Childhood emotional 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.
