ICD-10 diagnosis code

R60 Oedema, not elsewhere classified

R60 is the ICD-10 code for Oedema, not elsewhere classified. It is a three-character category divided into 3 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. 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 R60 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

ascites R18
hydrops fetalis NOS P83.2
hydrothorax J94.8
oedema (of):
- angioneurotic T78.3
- cerebral G93.6
- cerebral due to birth injury P11.0
- gestational O12.0
- hereditary Q82.0
- larynx J38.4
- malnutrition E40-E46
- nasopharynx J39.2
- newborn P83.3
- pharynx J39.2
- pulmonary J81

Subcodes of R60

R60 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

R60Ödem som ej klassificeras på annan plats

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DR60Ødem IKA

FinlandICD-10-FI

R60Muualla luokittamaton turvotus

GermanyICD-10-GM

R60Ödem, anderenorts nicht klassifiziert

FranceICD-10-FR

R60Œdème, non classé ailleurs

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

R60oedeem, niet elders geclassificeerd

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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