Z76.5
ICD-10BillableMalingerer [conscious simulation]
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Malingerer [conscious simulation]
Z76.5 is valid for submission on a claim — CMS flags it as a billable, specific code.
Inclusion terms
- Person feigning illness (with obvious motivation)
Excludes1
Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.
- factitious disorder (F68.1-, F68.A)
- peregrinating patient (F68.1-)
Related codes in Z76
- Z76.0Encounter for issue of repeat prescription
- Z76.1Encounter for health supervision and care of foundling
- Z76.2Encntr for hlth suprvsn and care of healthy infant and child
- Z76.3Healthy person accompanying sick person
- Z76.4Other boarder to healthcare facility
- Z76.8Persons encountering health services in oth circumstancescategory
Where this code sits
- Parent code
- Z76
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.