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Factitious disorder and Munchausen's by proxy
Official text from the FY2027 ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting. The wording is quoted exactly.
Guidelines I.C.5.c
“Assign code F68.A, Factitious disorder imposed on another, to the perpetrator's record.”
“The perpetrator, not the victim, receives this diagnosis.”
Where this applies
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