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R96.1 Death occurring less than 24 hours from onset of symptoms, not otherwise explained

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R96.1 is the ICD-10 code for Death occurring less than 24 hours from onset of symptoms, not otherwise explained. 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 R96.1 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Death known not to be violent or instantaneous for which no cause can be discovered
  • Death without sign of disease

R96.1 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

R96.1Död inom 24 timmar efter symtomdebut som ej kan förklaras på annat sätt

NorwayICD-10-NO

R96.1Død av ukjent årsak mindre enn 24 timer etter symptomenes begynnelse, ikke forklart på annen måte

FinlandICD-10-FI

R96.1Selittämätön kuolema vähemmän kuin 24 tuntia oireiden alkamisesta

GermanyICD-10-GM

R96.1Todeseintritt innerhalb von weniger als 24 Stunden nach Beginn der Symptome, ohne anderweitige Angabe

FranceICD-10-FR

R96.1Décès survenant moins de 24 heures après le début des symptômes, sans autre

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

R96.1dood binnen 24 uur na begin van symptomen intredend, zonder verdere

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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