F44.6 — Conversion disorder with sensory symptom or deficit

Billable

Is F44.6 billable?

Yes — F44.6 is billable for FY2027. F44.6 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. F44.6 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

F44.6 at a glance

Code	F44.6
Description	Conversion disorder with sensory symptom or deficit
Billable	Yes
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Which MS-DRGs does F44.6 group to?

F44.6 sits in MDC 19 and helps define the logic of 1 MS-DRG (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.

880Acute Adjustment Reaction and Psychosocial Dysfunctionmedical

How is F44.6 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to F44.6. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

Amaurosis › hysterical (acquired) (congenital)
Amblyopia › hysterical (congenital) (ex anopsia) (partial) (suppression)
Anesthesia, anesthetic › dissociative
Anesthesia, anesthetic › functional
Anesthesia, anesthetic › hysterical
Anosmia › hysterical
Asthenopia › hysterical
Asthenopia › psychogenic
Blindness › emotional (acquired) (congenital) (both eyes)
Blindness › hysterical (acquired) (congenital) (both eyes)
DeafmutismNEC › hysterical (acquired) (congenital)
Deafness › emotional (acquired) (complete) (hereditary) (partial)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to F44.6.

Conversion disorder with anesthesia or sensory loss
Conversion disorder with special sensory symptoms
Dissociative anesthesia and sensory loss
Psychogenic deafness

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 5

The conditions below are not part of F44.6, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, F44.6 and the excluded code may both be reported.

symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from F44

The conditions below are not part of F44.6, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, F44.6 and the excluded code may both be reported.

malingering [conscious simulation] (Z76.5)

How long has F44.6 existed?

F44.6 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.

Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.

Which codes are confused with F44.6?

ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with F44.6 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.