F65.1

Applicable To

• Fetishistic transvestism

• Transvestic disorder

Approximate Synonyms

• Fetishistic transvestism

• Transvestic disorder

• Transvestism, fetishistic

Clinical Information

• A disorder characterized by recurrent sexual urges, fantasies, or behaviors in a heterosexual male involving cross-dressing.

• Disorder characterized by recurrent, intense sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviors involving cross-dressing in a heterosexual male. The fantasies, urges, or behaviors cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational or other areas of functioning. from apa, dsm-iv, 1994)

• The act of dressing like and adopting the behavior of the opposite sex, often for sexual gratification.

Details

• F65.1 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 F65.1 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of F65.1 – other international versions of ICD-10 F65.1 may differ.