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ICD-10 diagnosis code

R56.0 Febrile convulsions

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R56.0 is the ICD-10 code for Febrile convulsions. It is a four-character subcategory of R56 (Convulsions, not elsewhere classified), the most specific level in the WHO edition. 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
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XVIII · R00–R99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

R56.0 in national editions

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

SwedenICD-10-SE

R56.0Feberkramper

NorwayICD-10-NO

R56.0Feberkramper

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DR560Feberkramper

  • DR560ATetani ved feber
FinlandICD-10-FI

R56.0Kuumekouristukset

GermanyICD-10-GM

R56.0Fieberkrämpfe

FranceICD-10-FR

R56.0Convulsions fébriles

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

R56.0koortsstuipen

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • R56.00Simple febrile convulsions
  • R56.01Complex febrile convulsions

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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