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F68.10

Factitious disorder imposed on self, 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 3 never code together
F68.1code
Excludes2
  • factitial dermatitis (L98.1)L98.1
  • person feigning illness (with obvious motivation) (Z76.5)Z76.5
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 6
F68.1code
Inclusion terms
  • Compensation neurosis
  • Elaboration of physical symptoms for psychological reasons
  • Hospital hopper syndrome
  • Münchausen's syndrome
  • Peregrinating patient
F01-F99chapter
Includes
  • disorders of psychological development
Index entries leading here 2
  • Neurosis, neurotic F48.9
  • Disorder (of) — see also Disease
    • factitious
Alongside this code 3 same parent — F68.1
F68.11 Factit disord imposed on self, with predom psych signs/symp F68.12 Factit disord impsd on self, with predom physcl signs/symp F68.13 Factit disord impsd on self,w comb psych & physcl signs/symp
Additional references
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Risk adjustment

RX08HCC133

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This code

Billable
yes
Code set
FY2026
Parent
F68.1
Block
F60-F69
Siblings
3

Present FY2024–FY2027.