F60.0

Applicable To

• Expansive paranoid personality disorder)

• Fanatic personality disorder)

• Querulant personality disorder)

• Paranoid personality disorder)

• Sensitive paranoid personality disorder)

Approximate Synonyms

• Personality disorder

Clinical Information

• A disorder characterized by an enduring pattern of behavior based on the pervasive belief that the motives of others are malevolent and that they should not be trusted.

• A personality disorder characterized by the avoidance of accepting deserved blame and an unwarranted view of others as malevolent. The latter is expressed as suspiciousness, hypersensitivity, and mistrust.

• Nonpsychotic personality disorder marked by hypersensitivity, jealousy, and unwarranted suspicion with tendency to blame others for one’s shortcomings.

Details

• F60.0 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 F60.0 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of F60.0 – other international versions of ICD-10 F60.0 may differ.