F68.1 ICD-10-CA code: Intentional production or feigning of symptoms or disabilities, either physical or psychological [factitious disorder]
F68.1 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Intentional production or feigning of symptoms or disabilities, either physical or psychological [factitious disorder]” in CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026.
Official description
F68.1Intentional production or feigning of symptoms or disabilities, either physical or psychological [factitious disorder]
Short description: Intent product/feign symptom/disability
ICD-10-CA · Canada · Also written F681
Index terms
Entries in CIHI’s alphabetical index that lead to F68.1. Searching the index by the condition the note names is how coders reach this code.
- Peregrinating patient
- Münchhausen's syndrome
- Hospital hopper syndrome
- Disorder (of), factitious
- Baron Münchhausen syndrome
- Syndrome, multiple operations
- Symptoms specified NEC, factitious, self induced
- Disorder (of), feigned (with obvious motivation), without obvious motivation
Notes for F68.1
As CIHI prints them, with any note F68.1 takes from the headings above it.
Includes
- Hospital hopper syndromeMünchhausen's syndromePeregrinating patient
- Disorders of psychological developmentFrom Chapter 5: Mental and behavioural disorders (F00-F99)
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Factitial dermatitis (L98.1)person feigning illness (with obvious motivation) (Z76.5)
- Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)From Chapter 5: Mental and behavioural disorders (F00-F99)
Note
- The patient feigns symptoms repeatedly for no obvious reason and may even inflict self-harm in order to produce symptoms or signs. The motivation is obscure and presumably internal with the aim of adopting the sick role. The disorder is often combined with marked disorders of personality and relationships.
- 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 F68.1 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 F68.1Intentional production or feigning of symptoms or disabilities, either physical or psychological [factitious disorder]
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 F68.1 mean?
F68.1 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Intentional production or feigning of symptoms or disabilities, either physical or psychological [factitious disorder]” in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release.
Where is F68.1 in ICD-10-CA?
F68.1 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 F68.1?
ICD-10-CA lists Note, Includes, Excludes notes for F68.1, 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.