ICD-10-CM · Chapter 5 · F01–F99
F40.0
Agoraphobia
Mental, behavioral and neurodevelopmental disorders
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- F40.0
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 5 — Mental, behavioral and neurodevelopmental disorders
- Category
- F40 — Phobic anxiety disorders
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM F40.0 is a category (header) for agoraphobia. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in F40
- F40Phobic anxiety disorders
- F40.00Agoraphobia, unspecified
- F40.01Agoraphobia with panic disorder
- F40.02Agoraphobia without panic disorder
- F40.1Social phobias
- F40.10Social phobia, unspecified
- F40.11Social phobia, generalized
- F40.2Specific (isolated) phobias
- F40.21Animal type phobia
- F40.210Arachnophobia
- F40.218Other animal type phobia
- F40.22Natural environment type phobia
- F40.220Fear of thunderstorms
- F40.228Other natural environment type phobia
- F40.23Blood, injection, injury type phobia
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