F45.29

F45.29: Other hypochondriacal disorders

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

F45.29 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other hypochondriacal disorders. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes2 inherited from the categories above F45.29

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on F45.2: Hypochondriacal disorders

delusional dysmorphophobia (F22)
fixed delusions about bodily functions or shape (F22)

Written on F45: Somatoform disorders

dissociative and conversion disorders (F44.-)
factitious disorders (F68.1-, F68.A)
hair-plucking (F63.3)
lalling (F80.0)
lisping (F80.0)
malingering [conscious simulation] (Z76.5)
nail-biting (F98.8)
psychological or behavioral factors associated with disorders or diseases classified elsewhere (F54)
sexual dysfunction, not due to a substance or known physiological condition (F52.-)
thumb-sucking (F98.8)
tic disorders (in childhood and adolescence) (F95.-)
Tourette's syndrome (F95.2)
trichotillomania (F63.3)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

F45.29 is named in 10 Medicare coverage policies: 9 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 1 listing it as NOT covered. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A52434Health and Behavior Assessment/Intervention – Medical Policy Articlenot covered
A56645Billing and Coding: Controlled Substance Monitoring and Drugs of Abuse Testing
A56756Billing and Coding: Home Health - Psychiatric Care
A56937Billing and Coding: Psychiatry and Psychology Services

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Cancerphobia(o)
Carcinomaphobia
Cardiophobia
Syphilophobia
Melancholia›hypochondriac
Disorder›hypochondriacal›other specified

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.