F68.0 ICD-10-CA code: Elaboration of physical symptoms for psychological reasons
F68.0 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Elaboration of physical symptoms for psychological reasons” in CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026.
Official description
F68.0Elaboration of physical symptoms for psychological reasons
Short description: Elaboration physical sym psychol reasons
ICD-10-CA · Canada · Also written F680
Index terms
Entries in CIHI’s alphabetical index that lead to F68.0. Searching the index by the condition the note names is how coders reach this code.
- Neurosis, neurotic, compensation
- Compensation, neurosis, psychoneurosis
Notes for F68.0
As CIHI prints them, with any note F68.0 takes from the headings above it.
Includes
- Compensation neurosis
- Disorders of psychological developmentFrom Chapter 5: Mental and behavioural disorders (F00-F99)
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)From Chapter 5: Mental and behavioural disorders (F00-F99)
Note
- 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.
- This block includes a variety of conditions and behaviour patterns of clinical significance which tend to be persistent and appear to be the expression of the individual's characteristic lifestyle and mode of relating to himself or herself and others. Some of these conditions and patterns of behaviour emerge early in the course of individual development, as a result of both constitutional factors and social experience, while others are acquired later in life. Specific personality disorders (F60.-), mixed and other personality disorders (F61.-), and enduring personality changes (F62.-) are deeply ingrained and enduring behaviour patterns, manifesting as inflexible responses to a broad range of personal and social situations. They represent extreme or significant deviations from the way in which the average individual in a given culture perceives, thinks, feels and, particularly, relates to others. Such behaviour patterns tend to be stable and to encompass multiple domains of behaviour and psychological functioning. They are frequently, but not always, associated with various degrees of subjective distress and problems of social performance.From F60-F69 Disorders of adult personality and behaviour
Where F68.0 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 5: Mental and behavioural disorders (F00-F99)
- 2Block F60-F69Disorders of adult personality and behaviour
- 3Category F68Other disorders of adult personality and behaviour
- 4Valid code F68.0Elaboration of physical symptoms for psychological reasons
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
What does ICD-10-CA code F68.0 mean?
F68.0 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Elaboration of physical symptoms for psychological reasons” in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release.
Where is F68.0 in ICD-10-CA?
F68.0 sits under F68 Other disorders of adult personality and behaviour, within F60-F69 Disorders of adult personality and behaviour, within Chapter 5: Mental and behavioural disorders (F00-F99).
What coding notes apply to F68.0?
ICD-10-CA lists Note, Includes, Excludes notes for F68.0, 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.