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.
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.
R29.6Falltendens ikke klassifisert annet sted
DR296Faldtendens IKA
R29.6Muualla luokittamaton kaatumistaipumus
R29.6Sturzneigung, anderenorts nicht klassifiziert
R29.6Chutes à répétition, non classées ailleurs
R29.6neiging tot vallen, niet elders geclassificeerd
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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