Which phobia code should you use?
The Alphabetic Index lists 20 codes under Phobia, phobic. Which one applies depends on the qualifier documented in the record — the type, site, cause, or associated condition. Find the qualifier below, then verify the code in the Tabular List before using it.
By type
| animal | F40.218 | Other animal type phobia |
| examination | F40.298 | Other specified phobia |
| reaction | F40.9 | Phobic anxiety disorder, unspecified |
| simple | F40.298 | Other specified phobia |
| social | F40.10 | Social phobia, unspecified |
| specific | F40.298 | Other specified phobia |
| specified NEC | F40.8 | Other phobic anxiety disorders |
| state | F40.9 | Phobic anxiety disorder, unspecified |
Phobia social
| generalized | F40.11 | Social phobia, generalized |
Phobia specific
| animal | F40.218 | Other animal type phobia |
| blood | F40.230 | Fear of blood |
| injection | F40.231 | Fear of injections and transfusions |
| injury | F40.233 | Fear of injury |
| men | F40.290 | Androphobia |
| natural environment | F40.228 | Other natural environment type phobia |
| situational | F40.248 | Other situational type phobia |
| specified focus NEC | F40.298 | Other specified phobia |
| transfusion | F40.231 | Fear of injections and transfusions |
| women | F40.291 | Gynephobia |
| animal › spiders | F40.210 | Arachnophobia |
| natural environment › thunderstorms | F40.220 | Fear of thunderstorms |
| situational › bridges | F40.242 | Fear of bridges |
| situational › closed in spaces | F40.240 | Claustrophobia |
| situational › flying | F40.243 | Fear of flying |
| situational › heights | F40.241 | Acrophobia |
Phobia specified NEC
| medical care NEC | F40.232 | Fear of other medical care |