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ICD-10 diagnosis code

R46.8 Other symptoms and signs involving appearance and behaviour

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R46.8 is the ICD-10 code for Other symptoms and signs involving appearance and behaviour. 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

What R46.8 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Self neglect NOS

What R46.8 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • insufficient intake of food and water (due to self neglect) R63.6

R46.8 in national editions

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

SwedenICD-10-SE

R46.8Andra symtom och sjukdomstecken avseende utseende och uppträdande

NorwayICD-10-NO

R46.8Annet spesifisert symptom eller tegn med tilknytning til utseende eller atferd

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DR468Andet symptom eller abnormt fund vedrørendse udseende og opførsel

FinlandICD-10-FI

R46.8Muu ulkomuotoon ja käyttäytymiseen liittyvä oire tai sairaudenmerkki

GermanyICD-10-GM

R46.8Sonstige Symptome, die das äußere Erscheinungsbild und das Verhalten betreffen

FranceICD-10-FR

R46.8Autres symptômes et signes relatifs à l'apparence et au comportement

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

R46.8overige symptomen betreffende uiterlijk en gedrag

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • R46.81Obsessive-compulsive behavior
  • R46.89Other symptoms and signs involving appearance and behavior

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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