F60.6

Applicable To

• Anxious personality disorder

Clinical Information

• A disorder characterized by an enduring pattern of avoidance of social situations and interpersonal contact due to overwhelming feelings of social inadequacy and a hypersensitivity to negative evaluation or rejection.

• Personality disorder characterized by excessive social discomfort, extreme sensitivity to negative perceptions of oneself, pervasive preoccupation with being criticized or rejected in social situations, and low self esteem.

Details

• F60.6 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 F60.6 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of F60.6 – other international versions of ICD-10 F60.6 may differ.