F68.A Factitious disorder imposed on another

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Complication or Comorbidity (CC) as a secondary diagnosis.

Applicable to

• Factitious disorder by proxy
• Münchausen's by proxy

Risk adjustment (HCC)

• RxHCC V08: HCC 133 — Anxiety and Other Psychiatric Disorders

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 883 in MDC 19.

Code annotations containing back-references to F68.A

Back-references to F68.A

• Type 2 Excludes: F45 Somatoform disorders ("factitious disorders (F68.1-, F68.A)")
• Type 1 Excludes: Z76.5 Malingerer [conscious simulation] ("factitious disorder (F68.1-, F68.A)")

Diagnosis Index entries for F68.A

• Disorder (of) › factitious › by proxy
• Disorder (of) › factitious › imposed on another

Nearby codes

• F68.1 Factitious disorder imposed on self
• F68.10 Factitious disorder imposed on self, unspecified
• F68.11 Factitious disorder imposed on self, with predominantly psychological signs and symptoms
• F68.12 Factitious disorder imposed on self, with predominantly physical signs and symptoms
• F68.13 Factitious disorder imposed on self, with combined psychological and physical signs and symptoms
• F68.A Factitious disorder imposed on another (this code)
• F68.8 Other specified disorders of adult personality and behavior