ICD-10-CM F40.290 is the diagnosis code for Androphobia. This code falls under the section "Anxiety, dissociative, stress-related, somatoform and other nonpsychotic mental disorders" within Chapter 5 — Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders (F01-F99). It is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. Medical coders and healthcare providers use this code to document and classify diagnoses in electronic health records, insurance claims, and clinical databases.
Understanding where F40.290 sits in the ICD-10-CM classification helps ensure proper coding:
Yes, F40.290 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
F40.290 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for "Androphobia". It is used by healthcare providers to classify and document this condition in medical records and insurance claims.
The parent code of F40.290 is F40.29 ("Other specified phobia"). F40.290 provides a more specific classification within this category.
F40.290 is located in Section F40-F48 — "Anxiety, dissociative, stress-related, somatoform and other nonpsychotic mental disorders" within Chapter 5 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List.
Use F40.290 when the patients documented diagnosis matches "Androphobia" and the clinical documentation supports this level of specificity. Always verify with the latest ICD-10-CM guidelines and payer requirements.
The ICD-10-CM code for Androphobia is F40.290.
Yes, F40.290 can be used as a primary diagnosis code since it is billable and specific.
F40.290 is in Chapter 5 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List.
Yes, F40.290 is a valid ICD-10-CM code for the 2026 fiscal year, subject to official CMS updates.