2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F60.6Avoidant personality disorder
ICD-10-CM Codes›F01–F99›F60-F69›F60
- Billable — Valid for Submission
- Risk Adjusts — HCC 153
- Chronic Condition
F60.6 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for avoidant personality disorder. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2027 (October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027) and groups to MS-DRG 883. Coders also document this condition as anxious personality disorder. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Personality disorders.
For Medicare Advantage risk adjustment, F60.6 maps to CMS-HCC Category 153 (Personality Disorders; Anorexia/Bulimia Nervosa) under the V28 model, adding a risk factor of about 0.396 for a community, non-dual, aged beneficiary in payment year 2027.
Code Identity
Code Classification
Medicare Risk Adjustment (HCC)Billing
F60.6 maps to a payment category in the CMS-HCC model used to risk-adjust Medicare Advantage payments. Weights are the published community factors for payment year 2027.
Source: CMS Payment Year 2027 risk adjustment mappings and model software. Weights are relative factors, not dollar amounts; a beneficiary's total RAF also includes demographics and interactions. Browse all CMS-HCC categories.
Approximate SynonymsGuidance
Alternate terms and clinical phrases that map to this code.
- Anxious personality disorder
- Avoidance behavior
- Avoidance-avoidance conflict
- Avoidant personality disorder
- Avoidant personality disorder in remission
- Cluster C personality disorder
Instructional NotesGuidance
Instructions from the official ICD-10-CM Tabular List that apply to F60.6: its own notes plus those printed at Chapter 5. A note printed at a category, block or chapter applies to every code under it.
Includes
Further defines, or gives examples of, the content of the category.
- disorders of psychological development
Applicable To
Conditions this code is used for: synonyms of the title or, for "other specified" codes, the conditions assigned to it. The list is not exhaustive.
- Anxious personality disorder
Excludes2
Not included here: the excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, so both codes may be reported.
Source: CMS ICD-10-CM Tabular List. How to read instructional notes.
Referenced in Other NotesGuidance
Instructional notes printed at other codes that name F60.6, its category, or a range that includes it.
Index to Diseases and InjuriesGuidance
Alphabetical index entries that point to this code.
Disorder (of) See Also: Disease;
personality See Also: Personality; F60.9
Clinical ClassificationClinical
AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.
Clinical InformationClinical
Avoidant Personality Disorder
a disorder characterized by an enduring pattern of avoidance of social situations and interpersonal contact due to overwhelming feelings of social inadequacy and a hypersensitivity to negative evaluation or rejection.
Patient EducationClinical
Personality Disorders
Your personality is your own way of thinking, feeling, behaving, and relating to others. Once you become an adult, your personality usually doesn't change much.
The full article covers:
- What is personality?
- What are personality disorders?
- What are the types of personality disorders?
- What causes personality disorders?
- What are the symptoms of personality disorders?
- How are personality disorders diagnosed?
- How are personality disorders treated?
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Convert F60.6 to ICD-9-CMHistory
The closest ICD-9-CM equivalents under the General Equivalence Mappings.
Code HistoryHistory
Questions About F60.6Overview
What is the ICD-10 code for avoidant personality disorder?
The ICD-10-CM code for avoidant personality disorder is F60.6 (sometimes written as F606). It is billable on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Is F60.6 (Specific personality disorders) a billable code?
Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report avoidant personality disorder on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
What MS-DRG does F60.6 group to?
When avoidant personality disorder is the principal diagnosis on an inpatient stay, it groups to MS-DRG 883 (disorders of Personality and Impulse Control), which carries a relative weight of 1.7398. Higher weights mean higher Medicare reimbursement.
What is the ICD-9 equivalent of F60.6?
Under the General Equivalence Mappings, avoidant personality disorder converts to ICD-9-CM 301.82 (avoidant personality dis). The mapping is a direct match.
What HCC is F60.6?
F60.6 (avoidant personality disorder) maps to CMS-HCC Category 153 (Personality Disorders; Anorexia/Bulimia Nervosa), commonly written as HCC 153, in the CMS-HCC V28 model used for Medicare Advantage risk adjustment in payment year 2027. It mapped to HCC 60 under the retired V24 model. It also maps in the ESRD (V24) model. In the Part D prescription drug model it maps to RxHCC 133.
Does F60.6 risk-adjust for Medicare Advantage payment?
Yes. When documented and reported on a Medicare Advantage encounter, F60.6 adds a risk adjustment factor of about 0.396 to the beneficiary's RAF score for a community, non-dual, aged enrollee (published V28 weights range from 0.199 to 0.464 depending on the payment segment). A more severe related category (HCC 151 and HCC 152) supersedes it when both are reported. See the full factor table on the HCC 153 category page.
