F68.A — Factitious disorder imposed on another
Is F68.A billable?
Yes — F68.A is billable for FY2027. F68.A is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. F68.A may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
F68.A at a glance
| Code | F68.A |
|---|---|
| Description | Factitious disorder imposed on another |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does F68.A group to?
F68.A 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.
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As a secondary diagnosis, F68.A is a complication or comorbidity (CC), which can move a stay into a higher-paying DRG.
How is F68.A listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to F68.A. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Disorder › factitious › by proxy (of)
- Disorder › factitious › imposed on another (of)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to F68.A.
- Factitious disorder by proxy
- Münchausen's by proxy
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 5
The conditions below are not part of F68.A, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, F68.A and the excluded code may both be reported.
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
How long has F68.A existed?
F68.A first appears in FY2019.
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 F68.A?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with F68.A — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.