F68.1Non-billable
Factitious disorder imposed on self
Chapter 5: Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders
Inclusion Terms
5 items
Inclusion Terms
- •Compensation neurosis
- •Elaboration of physical symptoms for psychological reasons
- •Hospital hopper syndrome
- •Münchausen's syndrome
- •Peregrinating patient
Coding Guidance
F68.1 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.
Additional Information from Parent Codes
The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.
Parent Codes Referenced:
Includes
1 item
Includes
From F01-F99:
- •disorders of psychological development
Excludes2
1 item
Excludes2
From F01-F99:
- •symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)