F40.10

Approximate Synonyms

• Avoidance disorder

• Avoidance disorder, childhood

• Avoidant disorder of childhood

• Fear of eating in public

• Performance anxiety

• Phobia, social

• Shyness disorder of childhood

• Social anxiety disorder social phobia)

• Social anxiety disorder social phobia), performance only

• Social phobia

• Specific phobia, eating in public

Clinical Information

• An anxiety disorder characterized by an intense, irrational fear of one or more social or performance situations in which the individual believes that he or she will be scrutinized by others. Exposure to social situations immediately provokes an anxiety response. In adults, the social phobia is recognized as excessive or unreasonable.

• Extreme apprehension or fear of social interaction or social situations in general. Compare social anxiety.

Details

• F40.10 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM F40.10 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of F40.10 – other international versions of ICD-10 F40.10 may differ.