F48.9

Applicable To

• Neurosis NOS

Approximate Synonyms

• Neurosis

• Self mutilation

Clinical Information

• Class of mental disorders milder than psychosis, including hysteria, fugue, obsession, phobia, etc.

• Disorders in which the symptoms are distressing to the individual and recognized by him or her as being unacceptable. Social relationships may be greatly affected but usually remain within acceptable limits. The disturbance is relatively enduring or recurrent without treatment.

• Personality trait that contrasts adjustment or emotional stability with maladjustment. Experience of anxiety, anger, disgust, sadness, embarrassment, and a variety of other negative emotions.

• Psychoanalytic term referring to mental conditions characterized primarily by anxiety, fears, obsessive thoughts, compulsions, dissociation, and depression. Neuroses have no organic origins and are believed to be a product of unconscious processes resulting from internal conflicts. Compare psychosis.

Details

• F48.9 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 F48.9 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of F48.9 – other international versions of ICD-10 F48.9 may differ.