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F54 ICD-10-CA code: Psychological and behavioural factors associated with disorders or diseases classified elsewhere

F54 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Psychological and behavioural factors associated with disorders or diseases classified elsewhere” in CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026.

Official description

F54

Psychological and behavioural factors associated with disorders or diseases classified elsewhere

Short description: Psychol/beh factors ass w disrd dis cl/e

ICD-10-CA · Canada

Index terms

Entries in CIHI’s alphabetical index that lead to F54. Searching the index by the condition the note names is how coders reach this code.

  • Dermatosis, psychogenic
  • Gastritis (simple), nervous
  • Disorder (of), psychogenic NEC, cutaneous
  • Disorder (of), psychogenic NEC, endocrine (system)
  • Factor(s), psychological, affecting physical conditions
  • Disorder (of), skin, psychogenic (allergic) (eczematous)
  • Psychogenic, factors associated with physical conditions
  • Disorder (of), psychogenic NEC, skin (allergic) (eczematous)
  • Factor(s), psychic, associated with diseases classified elsewhere
  • Disturbance, mental, associated with diseases classified elsewhere
  • Disorder (of), psychological, associated with, disease classified elsewhere
  • Factor(s), psychological, or behavioral, affecting general medical condition

Notes for F54

As CIHI prints them, with any note F54 takes from the headings above it.

Includes

  • Psychological factors affecting physical conditions:• Examples of the use of this category are• asthma F54 and J45.-• dermatitis F54 and L23-L25• gastric ulcer F54 and K25.-• irritable bowel syndrome F54 and K58.-• ulcerative colitis F54 and K51.-• urticaria F54 and L50.-
  • Disorders of psychological developmentFrom Chapter 5: Mental and behavioural disorders (F00-F99)

Use additional code

Add a code for this detail when the note documents it.

  • Use additional code, to identify the associated physical disorder.

Excludes

Conditions classified elsewhere.

  • Tension-type headache (G44.2)
  • Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)From Chapter 5: Mental and behavioural disorders (F00-F99)

Note

  • This category should be used to record the presence of psychological or behavioural influences thought to have played a major part in the aetiology of physical disorders which can be classified to other chapters. Any resulting mental disturbances are usually mild, and often prolonged (such as worry, emotional conflict, apprehension) and do not of themselves justify the use of any of the categories in this chapter.

Where F54 sits

  1. 1ChapterChapter 5: Mental and behavioural disorders (F00-F99)
  2. 2Block F50-F59Behavioural syndromes associated with physiological disturbances and physical factors
  3. 3Valid code F54Psychological and behavioural factors associated with disorders or diseases classified elsewhere

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.

See F54 in the CIHI source

Frequently asked questions

What does ICD-10-CA code F54 mean?

F54 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Psychological and behavioural factors associated with disorders or diseases classified elsewhere” in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release.

Where is F54 in ICD-10-CA?

F54 sits under F50-F59 Behavioural syndromes associated with physiological disturbances and physical factors, within Chapter 5: Mental and behavioural disorders (F00-F99).

What coding notes apply to F54?

ICD-10-CA lists Note, Includes, Use additional code, Excludes notes for F54, 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.

Codes beside F54

F50Eating disordersF51Nonorganic sleep disordersF52Sexual dysfunction, not caused by organic disorder or diseaseF53Mental and behavioural disorders associated with the puerperium, not elsewhere classifiedF55Abuse of non-dependence-producing substancesF59Unspecified behavioural syndromes associated with physiological disturbances and physical factors