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 2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 300.2
Phobic disorders On October 1, 2008 the 2009 ICD-9-CM codes came into effect. Therefore, this code may be out of date.
The 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 300.2 can be accessed here. - Anxiety disorders in which the essential feature is persistent and irrational fear of a specific object, activity, or situation that the individual feels compelled to avoid. The individual recognizes the fear as excessive or unreasonable.
- 300.2 is a non-specific code that cannot be used to specify a diagnosis
- View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 300.* hierarchy
300.2 excludes: - anxiety state not associated with a specific situation or object (300.00-300.09)
- obsessional phobias (300.3)
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