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F68.0 Elaboration of physical symptoms for psychological reasons

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F68.0 is the ICD-10 code for Elaboration of physical symptoms for psychological reasons. It is a four-character subcategory of F68 (Other disorders of adult personality and behaviour), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block F60–F69 (Disorders of adult personality and behaviour) in Chapter V, Mental and behavioural disorders.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
V · F00–F99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

Definition

Physical symptoms compatible with and originally due to a confirmed physical disorder, disease or disability become exaggerated or prolonged due to the psychological state of the patient. The patient is commonly distressed by this pain or disability, and is often preoccupied with worries, which may be justified, of the possibility of prolonged or progressive disability or pain.

What F68.0 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Compensation neurosis

F68.0 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

F68.0Förstärkning av kroppsliga symtom av psykologiska skäl

NorwayICD-10-NO

F68.0Forsterking av somatisk symptom av psykisk årsak

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DF680Psykisk udbygning af somatiske symptomer

FinlandICD-10-FI

F68.0Psyykkisistä syistä johtuva ruumiillisten oireitten vaikeutuminen

GermanyICD-10-GM

F68.0Entwicklung körperlicher Symptome aus psychischen Gründen

FranceICD-10-FR

F68.0Majoration de symptômes physiques pour des raisons psychologiques

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

F68.0uitweiden over lichamelijke symptomen om psychische redenen

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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