F68.1

Applicable To

• Compensation neurosis

• Elaboration of physical symptoms for psychological reasons

• Hospital hopper syndrome

• Münchausen’s syndrome

• Peregrinating patient

Clinical Information

• A category of psychiatric disorders which are characterized by physical or psychological symptoms that are intentionally produced in order to assume the sick role; there is no external incentive for the behavior, such as economic gain or avoiding legal responsibility, and the person is unaware of any self-motivating factors.

• A disorder characterized by plausible presentations of physical symptoms or an acute illness that are under the individual’s control, and often resulting in multiple, unnecessary hospitalizations.

• A factitious disorder characterized by habitual presentation for hospital treatment of an apparent acute illness, the patient giving a plausible and dramatic history, all of which is false.

• Disorders characterized by physical or psychological symptoms that are not real, genuine, or natural.

Details

• F68.1 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM F68.1 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of F68.1 – other international versions of ICD-10 F68.1 may differ.