ICD-10-CM F40: Phobic anxiety disorders

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code (2025)

Official Description for F40

Phobic anxiety disorders

Coding Notes & Guidelines for F40

Excludes1: Not Coded Here

panic disorder without agoraphobia (F41.0)

Excludes2: Not Included Here
  • dysmorphophobia (nondelusional) (F45.22)
  • nosophobia (F45.22)
Inclusion Terms

Panic disorder with agoraphobia

Inclusion Terms
  • Anthropophobia
  • Social anxiety disorder
  • Social anxiety disorder of childhood
  • Social neurosis
Inclusion Terms

Fear of spiders

Inclusion Terms

Fear of men

Inclusion Terms

Fear of women

Inclusion Terms

Phobic anxiety disorder of childhood

Inclusion Terms
  • Phobia NOS
  • Phobic state NOS

Child Codes (More Specific Codes for F40):

F40.0 - Agoraphobia F40.00 - Agoraphobia, unspecified F40.01 - Agoraphobia with panic disorder F40.02 - Agoraphobia without panic disorder F40.1 - Social phobias F40.10 - Social phobia, unspecified F40.11 - Social phobia, generalized F40.2 - Specific (isolated) phobias F40.21 - Animal type phobia F40.210 - Arachnophobia F40.218 - Other animal type phobia F40.22 - Natural environment type phobia F40.220 - Fear of thunderstorms F40.228 - Other natural environment type phobia F40.23 - Blood, injection, injury type phobia F40.230 - Fear of blood F40.231 - Fear of injections and transfusions F40.232 - Fear of other medical care F40.233 - Fear of injury F40.24 - Situational type phobia F40.240 - Claustrophobia F40.241 - Acrophobia F40.242 - Fear of bridges F40.243 - Fear of flying F40.248 - Other situational type phobia F40.29 - Other specified phobia F40.290 - Androphobia F40.291 - Gynephobia F40.298 - Other specified phobia F40.8 - Other phobic anxiety disorders F40.9 - Phobic anxiety disorder, unspecified

About ICD-10-CM Code F40 (Phobic anxiety disorders)

ICD-10-CM code F40 is a billable or specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2025 edition of ICD-10-CM F40 became effective on October 1, 2024.

This page provides detailed information about F40 - Phobic anxiety disorders. It includes common terminology, coding guidelines such as "Includes," "Excludes1," and "Excludes2" notes, and information on required 7th characters. Utilizing this information correctly is essential for accurate medical coding and claims submission for conditions like Phobic anxiety disorders.