R98 is the ICD-10 code for Unattended death. It is a three-character category that is not subdivided further. 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 R98 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Death in circumstances where the body of the deceased was found and no cause could be discovered
- Found dead
R98 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
R98Funnet død
R98Ilman silminnäkijöitä tapahtunut kuolema
R98Tod ohne Anwesenheit anderer Personen
R98Décès sans témoin
R98overlijden buiten aanwezigheid van anderen
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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