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V65.2 - Person Feigning Illness


The ICD 9 Code for Person feigning illness is listed as V65.2.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
ICD 9 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: V65.2
Long Description: Person feigning illness
Short Description: Person feigning illness
Chapter: Supplementary Classification Of Factors Influencing Health Status And Contact With Health Services
Block: Persons Encountering Health Services In Other Circumstances (V60-V69)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: Z76.5 - Malingerer [conscious simulation]
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of V65.2:
V65.0 - Healthy person accompanying sick person
V65.3 - Dietary surveillance and counseling
V65.5 - Person with feared complaint in whom no diagnosis was made
V65.8 - Other reasons for seeking consultation
V65.9 - Unspecified reason for consultation