F40.2 is the ICD-10 code for Specific (isolated) phobias. It is a four-character subcategory of F40 (Phobic anxiety disorders), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block F40–F48 (Neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders) in Chapter V, Mental and behavioural disorders.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- V · F00–F99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
Definition
Phobias restricted to highly specific situations such as proximity to particular animals, heights, thunder, darkness, flying, closed spaces, urinating or defecating in public toilets, eating certain foods, dentistry, or the sight of blood or injury. Though the triggering situation is discrete, contact with it can evoke panic as in agoraphobia or social phobia.
What F40.2 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Acrophobia
- Animal phobias
- Claustrophobia
- Simple phobia
What F40.2 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
F40.2 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
F40.2Specifika (avgränsade) fobier
- F40.2BDjurfobi
- F40.2EBromhidrosofobi
- F40.2FErytrofobi
- F40.2GParasitofobi
- F40.2WAndra specifika fobier
F40.2Spesifikk (isolert) fobi
DF402Enkelfobi
- DF402AParasitofobi
F40.2Määritetyt (yksittäiset) pelot
F40.2Spezifische (isolierte) Phobien
F40.2Phobies spécifiques (isolées)
F40.2specifieke (geïsoleerde) fobieën
Listed through more specific codes:
- F40.210Arachnophobia
- F40.218Other animal type phobia
- F40.220Fear of thunderstorms
- F40.228Other natural environment type phobia
- F40.230Fear of blood
- F40.231Fear of injections and transfusions
- F40.232Fear of other medical care
- F40.233Fear of injury
- and 8 more national subcodes
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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