ICD-10-CM Codes Browse (Tabular) Diagnostic External Drug Neoplasm

Z76.5 – Malingerer [conscious simulation]

Coding Notes

Active

Billable, valid for HIPAA-covered transactions

Type 1 Excludes

factitious disorder (F68.1-, F68.A)

peregrinating patient (F68.1-)

Applicable To

Person feigning illness (with obvious motivation)

GEM Conversion to ICD-9 CM

V65.2

Fs: 00000 – Person feigning illness

MDC / MS-DRG Reference

DRG 951

OTHER FACTORS INFLUENCING HEALTH STATUS

Back Reference of Diagnostic Codes

Behavior

drug seeking Z76.5

Conscious simulation (of illness) Z76.5

Disorder (of) See also Disease

feigned (with obvious motivation) Z76.5

Feigned illness Z76.5

Malingerer, malingering Z76.5

Person (with)

feigning illness Z76.5

Problem (with) (related to)

behavioral (adult) F69

drug seeking Z76.5

Simulation, conscious (of illness) Z76.5

Sibling Codes

Z76.0

Encounter for issue of repeat prescription

Z76.1

Encounter for health supervision and care of foundling

Z76.2

Encounter for health supervision and care of other healthy infant and child

Z76.3

Healthy person accompanying sick person

Z76.4

Other boarder to healthcare facility

Z76.8

Persons encountering health services in other specified circumstances

Parent Sibling Codes

Z70

Counseling related to sexual attitude, behavior and orientation

Z71

Persons encountering health services for other counseling and medical advice, not elsewhere classified

Z72

Problems related to lifestyle

Z73

Problems related to life management difficulty

Z74

Problems related to care provider dependency

Z75

Problems related to medical facilities and other health care

Z76

Persons encountering health services in other circumstances

Z77

Other contact with and (suspected) exposures hazardous to health

Z78

Other specified health status

Z79

Long term (current) drug therapy

View in Tabular

Code	Title
Z00-Z99	Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99)
Z69-Z76	Persons encountering health services in other circumstances (Z69-Z76)
Z76	Persons encountering health services in other circumstances
Z76.5	Malingerer [conscious simulation] Type 1 Excludes factitious disorder (F68.1-, F68.A) peregrinating patient (F68.1-) Applicable to Person feigning illness (with obvious motivation)