R95 is the ICD-10 code for Sudden infant death syndrome. It is a three-character category divided into 2 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block R95–R99 (Ill-defined and unknown causes of mortality) 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 R95 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- sudden (unexplained) (infant) death (syndrome) under one year of age
What R95 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- sudden (unexplained) (infant) death (syndrome) age one year and over R96.0
Subcodes of R95
R95 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
R95Kätkytkuolema
R95Plötzlicher Kindstod
R95Syndrome de la mort subite du nourrisson
R95sudden infant death syndrome [wiegendood]
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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