Z76.5 is a billable/specific and POA-exempt diagnosis code from the 2025 ICD-10-CM used to classify the following condition: Malingerer [conscious simulation].
Inclusion term
Person feigning illness (with obvious motivation)
Type 1 excludes
Versions
2025
No changes
2024
No changes
2023
No changes
2022
No changes
2021
No changes
2020
No changes
2019
Code changed
Type 1 excludes
factitious disorder (F68.1-)peregrinating patient (F68.1-)
- factitious disorder (F68.1-, F68.A)
- peregrinating patient (F68.1-)
2018
No changes
2017
No changes
2016
New code