R46.0 is the ICD-10 code for Very low level of personal hygiene. It is a four-character subcategory of R46 (Symptoms and signs involving appearance and behaviour), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block R40–R46 (Symptoms and signs involving cognition, perception, emotional state and behaviour) 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
R46.0 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
R46.0Meget dårlig personlig hygiene
DR460Dårlig personlig hygiejne
R46.0Kehno henkilökohtainen hygienia
R46.0Stark vernachlässigte Körperpflege
R46.0Hygiène personnelle très défectueuse
R46.0zeer geringe persoonlijke-hygiëne
R46.0Very low level of personal hygiene
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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