R56.8 is the ICD-10 code for Other and unspecified 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
What R56.8 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Fit NOS
- Seizure (convulsive) NOS
R56.8 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
R56.8Andra och ospecificerade kramper
- R56.8AAffektkramper
- R56.8XKrampanfall, ospecificerade
R56.8Annen eller uspesifisert krampe
DR568Andre eller ikke specificerede konvulsioner
- DR568CAffektkramper
- DR568DKonvulsioner UNS
- DR568EFørstegangs uprovokeret generaliseret tonisk-klonisk anfald (GTCS)
- DR568FOligoepilepsi
- DR568GNon-epileptiske anfald
R56.8Muu tai määrittämätön kouristus
R56.8Sonstige und nicht näher bezeichnete Krämpfe
R56.8Convulsions, autres et non précisées
R56.8overige en niet-gespecificeerde convulsies
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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