F40

Phobic anxiety disorders

FY2027Chapter 5: Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders/F40–F48 Anxiety, dissociative, stress-related, somatoform and other nonpsychotic mental disorders

Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.

F40 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code category for phobic anxiety disorders. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are F40.0 Agoraphobia, F40.1 Social phobias, F40.2 Specific (isolated) phobias, F40.8 Other phobic anxiety disorders and 1 more. Its coding notes include 1 Excludes2 entry.

Excludes2

Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.

Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
Inherited from Chapter 5 Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)

Includes

Further defines or gives examples of the content of the category.

Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
Inherited from Chapter 5 Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders
  • disorders of psychological development

More specific codes under F40 5