F45.21
BillableHypochondriasis
Hypochondriasis
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Hypochondriacal neurosis
- Illness anxiety disorder
Includes
Conditions included under this code
- disorders of psychological development
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- •symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classifiedR00-R99
- •dissociative and conversion disordersF44
- •factitious disorders, A)F68.1, F68
- •hair-pluckingF63.3
- •lallingF80.0
- •lispingF80.0
- •malingering [conscious simulation]Z76.5
- •nail-bitingF98.8
- •psychological or behavioral factors associated with disorders or diseases classified elsewhereF54
- •sexual dysfunction, not due to a substance or known physiological conditionF52
- •thumb-suckingF98.8
- •tic disorders (in childhood and adolescence)F95
- •Tourette's syndromeF95.2
- •trichotillomaniaF63.3
- •delusional dysmorphophobiaF22
- •fixed delusions about bodily functions or shapeF22
Related Codes(3)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(47)
SNOMED CT
- Hypochondria18193002
- Hypochondriacal neurosis18193002
- Hypochondriasis18193002
- Cutaneous hypochondriasis231516000
- Fear of genital disease724448000
- Fear of breast disease724449008
- Fear of genital cancer724450008
- Fear of breast cancer724451007
- Fear of sexual dysfunction724452000
- Fear of skin disease724879005
- Fear of eye disease726403001
- Illness anxiety disorder16265701000119107
UMLS
- HypochondriaC0020604
- Hypochondriacal NeurosesC0020604
- Hypochondriacal NeurosisC0020604
- Hypochondriacal disordersC0020604
- Hypochondriacal neurosisC0020604
- HypochondriasisC0020604
- Hypochondriasis (disorder)C0020604
- Neurosis, HypochondriacalC0020604
- hypochondriaC0020604
- hypochondriacal disorderC0020604
- hypochondriacal neurosisC0020604
- hypochondriasC0020604
- hypochondriasisC0020604
- hypochondriasis disorderC0020604
- Illness anxiety disorderC4064938
- Illness anxiety disorder (disorder)C4064938
Clinical Terms
- Hypochondriacal Neuroses
- Hypochondriasis (disorder)
- hypochondriacal disorder
- Hypochondriacal neurosis
- Fear of genital disease
- Fear of eye disease
- hypochondrias
- Fear of sexual dysfunction
- Fear of genital cancer
- hypochondria
- hypochondriasis disorder
- Illness anxiety disorder
- Cutaneous hypochondriasis
- Fear of breast cancer
- Hypochondriacal disorders
- Fear of breast disease
- Fear of skin disease
- Neurosis, Hypochondriacal
- Illness anxiety disorder (disorder)
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for hypochondriasis?
The ICD-10-CM code for hypochondriasis is F45.21. The full clinical description is "Hypochondriasis". F45.21 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code F45.21 mean?
ICD-10-CM code F45.21 represents “Hypochondriasis”. It is classified under Chapter 5: Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental Disorders and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is F45.21 a billable code?
Yes, F45.21 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is F45.21 in?
F45.21 is in Chapter 5: Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (codes F01-F99).
What SNOMED CT codes does F45.21 map to?
F45.21 maps to 10 SNOMED CT concepts: 231516000, 724451007, 724449008, 726403001, 724450008, and 5 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for F45.21?
F45.21 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0020604, C4064938. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does F45.21 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like hypochondriasis affect a person's functioning: body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.
What is the ICD-11 equivalent of F45.21?
There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for F45.21 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-11. Use the ICD-10 to ICD-11 converter to search for related codes.
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