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F45.41

F45.41: Pain disorder exclusively related to psychological factors

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

F45.41 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for pain disorder exclusively related to psychological factors. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

  • Somatoform pain disorder (persistent)

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above F45.41

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on F45.4: Pain disorders related to psychological factors

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above F45.41

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

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)

Other codes that can never be billed with F45.41

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

  • G89Pain, not elsewhere classified
  • M54Dorsalgia
  • M79Other and unspecified soft tissue disorders, not elsewhere classified
  • R52Pain, unspecified

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

F45.41 is named in 12 Medicare coverage policies: 10 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 2 listing it as NOT covered. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A52434Health and Behavior Assessment/Intervention – Medical Policy Articlenot covered
  • A56865Billing and Coding: Psychiatric Inpatient Hospitalizationnot covered
  • A56645Billing and Coding: Controlled Substance Monitoring and Drugs of Abuse Testing
  • A56937Billing and Coding: Psychiatry and Psychology Services

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Dorsalgia›psychogenic
  • Pain›psychogenic(persistent) (any site)
  • Disorder›pain›exclusively related to psychological factors
  • Disorder›persistent›pain(somatoform)
  • Disorder›somatoform›pain(persistent)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under F45.4

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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