ICD-Code F42.1: Predominantly compulsive acts [obsessional rituals]
You have a compulsion to keep doing certain things.
You feel a compulsion to do things over and over again, even when you do not want to. A person may feel driven to wash or clean things. If the person fails to perform the compulsive action, they are extremely tense or they get anxious.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a mental illness. Obsessive-compulsive disorder is where a person thinks or does things compulsively over and over again. These thoughts or actions cannot be avoided. They can be unpleasant and appear nonsensical.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder can affect what a person thinks and does, and how they act with other people. This condition has a range of different physical and psychological causes.
Note
This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Source
The explanation of the ICD code was provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).
