MB27.26

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Tactile hallucinations

Description

Hallucinations involving the perception of being touched (e.g., feeling like bugs are crawling on the skin, pins being stuck into one's finger) that are not restricted to the period of awakening or the onset of sleep.

Index terms

  • Tactile hallucinations
  • Formication

Exclusions from above levels

  • MB40.5 – disturbances of skin sensation
  • 19 – Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
  • JA66 – Clinical findings on antenatal screening of mother

Sibling codes

  • MB27.20 – Auditory hallucinations
  • MB27.21 – Gustatory hallucinations
  • MB27.22 – Hypnopompic hallucinations
  • MB27.23 – Hypnagogic hallucinations
  • MB27.24 – Olfactory hallucinations
  • MB27.25 – Somatic hallucinations
  • MB27.27 – Visual hallucinations
  • MB27.2Y – Other specified hallucinations
  • MB27.2Z – Hallucinations, unspecified

Foundation entity

Tactile hallucinations – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/158411694

Part of: MB27.2: Hallucinations › MB27: Symptoms or signs involving perceptual disturbance › 21: Symptoms, signs or clinical findings, not elsewhere classified