ICD-Code F64.2: Gender identity disorder of childhood
A desire to belong to a gender other than the gender assigned at birth.
Your personal identity emerges over the course of your emotional development. Your identity is the image you have of yourself. Part of your identity is your gender identity. This is your internal sense of which gender you belong to. Some people identify with the female gender, some with the male gender. Some people may feel that they belong to both genders or to no specific gender.
Some children reject the gender that was assigned to them at birth. They have a strong and persistent desire to belong to another gender. These children generally prefer clothes, games and activities more commonly associated with the opposite gender. For some children, this desire persists throughout puberty and beyond. Others lose the desire as they develop.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Note
This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Source
The explanation of the ICD code was provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).