F68.1

Factitious disorder imposed on self

Non-billable header

F68.1 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Compensation neurosis
  • Elaboration of physical symptoms for psychological reasons
  • Hospital hopper syndrome
  • Münchausen's syndrome
  • Peregrinating patient

Includes (from F68)

  • disorders of psychological development

Excludes2

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

  • factitial dermatitis (L98.1)
  • person feigning illness (with obvious motivation) (Z76.5)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99) (from F68)

Also known as

  • Compensation neurosis
  • Elaboration of physical symptoms for psychological reasons
  • Hospital hopper syndrome
  • Münchausen's syndrome
  • Peregrinating patient

Parent code

  • F68Other disorders of adult personality and behaviorHeader

More specific codes F68.1

  • F68.10Factitious disorder imposed on self, unspecifiedBillable
  • F68.11Factitious disorder imposed on self, with predominantly psychological signs and symptomsBillable
  • F68.12Factitious disorder imposed on self, with predominantly physical signs and symptomsBillable
  • F68.13Factitious disorder imposed on self, with combined psychological and physical signs and symptomsBillable

Related codes

  • F68.AFactitious disorder imposed on anotherBillable
  • F68.8Other specified disorders of adult personality and behaviorBillable

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