F68.A
F68.A: Factitious disorder imposed on another
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
F68.A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for factitious disorder imposed on another. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check F68.A with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Factitious disorder by proxy
- Münchausen's by proxy
Other codes that can never be billed with F68.A
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- Z76.5Malingerer [conscious simulation]
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
F68.A is named in 6 Medicare coverage policies: 6 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56685Billing and Coding: Partial Hospitalization Programs
- A57130Billing and Coding: Psychiatric Codes
- A57480Billing and Coding: Psychiatry and Psychology Services
- A57520Billing and Coding: Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation and Psychotherapy Services
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Disorder›factitious›by proxy
- Disorder›factitious›imposed on another
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.