ICD-10 diagnosis code

R29.6 Tendency to fall, not elsewhere classified

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R29.6 is the ICD-10 code for Tendency to fall, not elsewhere classified. It is a four-character subcategory of R29 (Other symptoms and signs involving the nervous and musculoskeletal systems), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block R25–R29 (Symptoms and signs involving the nervous and musculoskeletal systems) in Chapter XVIII, Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XVIII · R00–R99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What R29.6 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Tendency to fall because of old age or other unclear health problems

What R29.6 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • accidents X59.-
  • difficulty in walking R26.2
  • dizziness and giddiness R42
  • falls causing injury W00-W19
  • falls due to diseases classified elsewhere
  • syncope and collapse R55

R29.6 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

NorwayICD-10-NO

R29.6Falltendens ikke klassifisert annet sted

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DR296Faldtendens IKA

FinlandICD-10-FI

R29.6Muualla luokittamaton kaatumistaipumus

GermanyICD-10-GM

R29.6Sturzneigung, anderenorts nicht klassifiziert

FranceICD-10-FR

R29.6Chutes à répétition, non classées ailleurs

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

R29.6neiging tot vallen, niet elders geclassificeerd

United StatesICD-10-CM

R29.6Repeated falls

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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