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R96.0 Instantaneous death

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R96.0 is the ICD-10 code for Instantaneous death. It is a four-character subcategory of R96 (Other sudden death, cause unknown), the most specific level in the WHO edition. 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
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XVIII · R00–R99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What R96.0 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Sudden unexplained (infant) death (syndrome) age one year and over

What R96.0 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • Sudden death of known aetiology (A00.0-Q99.9, U04.9, V01.0-Y89.9)

R96.0 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

R96.0Ögonblicklig död

NorwayICD-10-NO

R96.0Plutselig død

FinlandICD-10-FI

R96.0Silmänräpäyksellinen kuolema

GermanyICD-10-GM

R96.0Plötzlich eingetretener Tod

FranceICD-10-FR

R96.0Mort instantanée

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

R96.0plotse dood

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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