F40.23 Blood, injection, injury type phobia

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

Applies from F40.2 Specific (isolated) phobias

Excludes2 (not included here)

• dysmorphophobia (nondelusional) (F45.22)
• nosophobia (F45.22)

Codes under F40.23

• F40.230 Fear of blood
• F40.231 Fear of injections and transfusions
• F40.232 Fear of other medical care
• F40.233 Fear of injury

Code annotations containing back-references to F40.23

Back-references to F40

• Type 2 Excludes: F06.4 Anxiety disorder due to known physiological condition ("anxiety disorders, not due to known physiological condition or unspecified (F40.-, F41.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: F90 Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorders ("anxiety disorders (F40.-, F41.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: F93.0 Separation anxiety disorder of childhood ("nonpsychotic mental disorders (F40-F48)")

Nearby codes

• F40.210 Arachnophobia
• F40.218 Other animal type phobia
• F40.22 Natural environment type phobia
• F40.220 Fear of thunderstorms
• F40.228 Other natural environment type phobia
• F40.23 Blood, injection, injury type phobia (this code)
• F40.230 Fear of blood
• F40.231 Fear of injections and transfusions
• F40.232 Fear of other medical care
• F40.233 Fear of injury
• F40.24 Situational type phobia