F45.20
Hypochondriacal disorder, unspecified
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
This is the unspecified option. 3 more
specific codes sit alongside it. Worth
checking whether the documentation supports one of them.
Exclusions 16 never code together
F45.2code
F45code
Excludes2
- dissociative and conversion disorders (F44.-)F44.-
- factitious disorders (F68.1-, F68.A)F68.1-F68.A
- hair-plucking (F63.3)F63.3
- lalling (F80.0)F80.0
- lisping (F80.0)F80.0
- malingering [conscious simulation] (Z76.5)Z76.5
- nail-biting (F98.8)F98.8
- psychological or behavioral factors associated with disorders or diseases classified elsewhere (F54)F54
- sexual dysfunction, not due to a substance or known physiological condition (F52.-)F52.-
- thumb-sucking (F98.8)F98.8
- tic disorders (in childhood and adolescence) (F95.-)F95.-
- Tourette's syndrome (F95.2)F95.2
- trichotillomania (F63.3)F63.3
F01-F99chapter
Excludes2
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)R00-R99
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes 1
F01-F99chapter
Includes
- disorders of psychological development
Index entries leading here 2
Alongside this code 3 same parent — F45.2
Additional references
AHA Coding Clinic® Licence required
Official coding advice for this code. Published by the American Hospital Association. Not included in this installation.