F40 Phobic anxiety disorders
ICD-10-CM category F40 sits in Chapter 5 (Mental, behavioral and neurodevelopmental disorders, F01-F99). It contains 23 billable codes for FY2027, effective October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027. Always code to the most specific code available: a code with more characters that describes the diagnosis more precisely takes priority over a shorter one.
Subcategories
F40.0 AgoraphobiaF40.1 Social phobiasF40.2 Specific (isolated) phobiasF40.21 Animal type phobiaF40.22 Natural environment type phobiaF40.23 Blood, injection, injury type phobiaF40.24 Situational type phobiaF40.29 Other specified phobia
Billable codes in F40
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
F40.00 | Agoraphobia, unspecified |
F40.01 | Agoraphobia with panic disorder |
F40.02 | Agoraphobia without panic disorder |
F40.10 | Social phobia, unspecified |
F40.11 | Social phobia, generalized |
F40.210 | Arachnophobia |
F40.218 | Other animal type phobia |
F40.220 | Fear of thunderstorms |
F40.228 | Other natural environment type phobia |
F40.230 | Fear of blood |
F40.231 | Fear of injections and transfusions |
F40.232 | Fear of other medical care |
F40.233 | Fear of injury |
F40.240 | Claustrophobia |
F40.241 | Acrophobia |
F40.242 | Fear of bridges |
F40.243 | Fear of flying |
F40.248 | Other situational type phobia |
F40.290 | Androphobia |
F40.291 | Gynephobia |
F40.298 | Other specified phobia |
F40.8 | Other phobic anxiety disorders |
F40.9 | Phobic anxiety disorder, unspecified |
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