Specific (isolated) phobias

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 5 more specific codes instead:

F40.21 Animal type phobia (also a header)
F40.22 Natural environment type phobia (also a header)
F40.23 Blood, injection, injury type phobia (also a header)
F40.24 Situational type phobia (also a header)
F40.29 Other specified phobia (also a header)

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Specific (isolated) phobias

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
F40.0	Agoraphobia	Not billable
F40.1	Social phobias	Not billable
F40.8	Other phobic anxiety disorders	Valid
F40.9	Phobic anxiety disorder, unspecified	Valid