F40.23
Blood, injection, injury type phobia
Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.
F40.23 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for blood, injection, injury type phobia. 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 F40.230 Fear of blood, F40.231 Fear of injections and transfusions, F40.232 Fear of other medical care and F40.233 Fear of injury. Its coding notes include 3 Excludes2 entries.
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Inherited from F40.2 Specific (isolated) phobias
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