F40.220

Fear of thunderstorms

Billable / specific

F40.220 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from F40)

  • disorders of psychological development

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • dysmorphophobia (nondelusional) (F45.22) (from F40.2)
  • nosophobia (F45.22) (from F40.2)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99) (from F40)

Also known as

  • Astraphobia
  • Brontophobia
  • Phobia, phobic, specific, natural environment, thunderstorms

Parent code

  • F40.22Natural environment type phobiaHeader

Related codes

  • F40.228Other natural environment type phobiaBillable

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