F40 ICD-10-CA category: Phobic anxiety disorders
F40 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 5 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.
Official description
F40Phobic anxiety disorders
ICD-10-CA · Canada
Codes in F40
F40 isn’t a code on its own. Open the code that matches what the note documents.
Notes for F40
As CIHI prints them, with any note F40 takes from the headings above it.
Includes
- Disorders of psychological developmentFrom Chapter 5: Mental and behavioural disorders (F00-F99)
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- When associated with conduct disorder in F91.- (F92.8)From F40-F48 Neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders
- Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)From Chapter 5: Mental and behavioural disorders (F00-F99)
Note
- A group of disorders in which anxiety is evoked only, or predominantly, in certain well-defined situations that are not currently dangerous. As a result these situations are characteristically avoided or endured with dread. The patient's concern may be focused on individual symptoms like palpitations or feeling faint and is often associated with secondary fears of dying, losing control, or going mad. Contemplating entry to the phobic situation usually generates anticipatory anxiety. Phobic anxiety and depression often coexist. Whether two diagnoses, phobic anxiety and depressive episode, are needed, or only one, is determined by the time course of the two conditions and by therapeutic considerations at the time of consultation.
Where F40 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 5: Mental and behavioural disorders (F00-F99)
- 2Block F40-F48Neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders
- 3Category F40Phobic anxiety disorders
Source and release
- Data release
- ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
- Effective date
- Apr 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CIHI
This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
Is F40 a valid ICD-10-CA code?
No. F40 (Phobic anxiety disorders) is a category heading in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release. It holds 5 codes; record the one the documentation supports.
Where is F40 in ICD-10-CA?
F40 sits under F40-F48 Neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders, within Chapter 5: Mental and behavioural disorders (F00-F99).
What coding notes apply to F40?
ICD-10-CA lists Note, Excludes, Includes notes for F40, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.
Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?
It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.