R54 is the ICD-10 code for Senility. It is a three-character category that is not subdivided further. It belongs to the block R50–R69 (General symptoms and signs) in Chapter XVIII, Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified.
- Code type
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- XVIII · R00–R99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What R54 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Old age
- without mention of psychosis
- Senescence
- without mention of psychosis
- Senile:
- asthenia
- debility
What R54 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- senile psychosis F03
R54 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
R54Senilitet
DR54Alderdomssvækkelse
- DR549Senilitet
R54Seniliteetti (vanhusmaisuus)
R54Senilität
R54Sénilité
R54seniliteit
R54Age-related physical debility
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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