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Z76.5

Billable

Malingerer [conscious simulation]

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

A visit where a person is deliberately feigning or exaggerating illness or symptoms (malingering) for secondary gain, such as avoiding work or obtaining benefits.

Coding Tips

  • This code requires clear documentation that malingering has been identified; use cautiously and only when clinically substantiated
  • Ensure proper documentation of the clinical findings that support this diagnosis

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

  • factitious disorder (F68.1-, F68.A)
  • peregrinating patient (F68.1-)

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