Z76.5✓ Billable

Malingerer [conscious simulation]

Inclusion Terms

  • •Person feigning illness (with obvious motivation)

Also Indexed As(ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index)

These clinical terms, synonyms, and manifestations all map to Z76.5 in the official ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index.

Behavior, drug seekingConscious simulation (of illness)Disorder (of), feigned (with obvious motivation)Feigned illnessMalingerer, malingeringPerson (with), feigning illnessProblem (with) (related to), behavioral (adult), drug seekingSimulation, conscious (of illness)

✗ Excludes 1(Not coded here)

  • •factitious disorder (F68.1-, F68.A)
  • •peregrinating patient (F68.1-)

Code Hierarchy

┌21Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99)├Z69-Z76Persons encountering health services in other circumstances (Z69-Z76)├Z76Persons encountering health services in other circumstances
└Z76.5Malingerer [conscious simulation]

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