F68.1

Factitious disorder imposed on self

Parent Code: F68

Inclusion Terms

  • • Compensation neurosis
  • • Elaboration of physical symptoms for psychological reasons
  • • Hospital hopper syndrome
  • • Münchausen's syndrome
  • • Peregrinating patient

Code First

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Cannot Code Together

These codes cannot be used together with the current code, even if both conditions are present.

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Can Code Together

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  • • factitial dermatitis (L98.1)
  • • person feigning illness (with obvious motivation) (Z76.5)