2013 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 300.7
Hypochondriasis
- A preoccupation with a slight or imagined defect in appearance that causes significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other areas of functioning. Compare BODY IMAGE DISTURBANCES.
- preoccupation with the fear of having, or the idea that one has, a serious disease based on the person's misinterpretation of bodily symptoms.
- ICD-9-CM 300.7 is a billable medical code that can be used to specify a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim.
300.7 Alternative Terminology
300.7 Excludes 
-Applies To
Convert 300.7 to ICD-10-CM
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 300.7:
dysmorphic body 
psychogenic NEC (see also condition) 
