ICD-Code F68.1: Intentional production or feigning of symptoms or disabilities, either physical or psychological [factitious disorder]
You have a mental illness that is characterized by the feigning or intentional production of symptoms.
You may report symptoms that do not exist. These symptoms may relate to yourself or to another person. People with this disorder may also produce symptoms by causing injury to themselves or to another person. Actual symptoms may be presented in an exaggerated or distorted form.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Note
This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Source
The explanation of the ICD code was provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).