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R46

Non-billable

Symptoms and signs involving appearance and behavior

Symptoms and signs involving appearance and behavior

This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.

Status

Non-billable / Header

Block

R40-R46

Child Codes

9

Coding Notes

Excludes 1

Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)

  • appearance and behavior in schizophrenia, schizotypal and delusional disorders (F20-F29)
  • mental and behavioral disorders (F01-F99)

Excludes 2

Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both

  • abnormal findings on antenatal screening of mother (O28.-)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • signs and symptoms classified in the body system chapters
  • signs and symptoms of breast (N63, N64.5)
  • symptoms and signs constituting part of a pattern of mental disorder (F01-F99)

Child Codes (9)

R46.0

Very low level of personal hygiene

BillableR46.1

Bizarre personal appearance

BillableR46.2

Strange and inexplicable behavior

BillableR46.3

Overactivity

BillableR46.4

Slowness and poor responsiveness

BillableR46.5

Suspiciousness and marked evasiveness

BillableR46.6

Undue concern and preoccupation with stressful events

BillableR46.7

Verbosity and circumstantial detail obscuring rsn for cntct

BillableR46.8

Other symptoms and signs involving appearance and behavior

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

UMLS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code R46?

ICD-10-CM code R46 represents "Symptoms and signs involving appearance and behavior". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

Is R46 a billable code?

No, R46 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 9 child codes under R46.

What chapter is R46 in?

R46 is in Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (codes R00-R99).

What codes cannot be used with R46?

R46 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: appearance and behavior in schizophrenia, schizotypal and delusional disorders (F20-F29); mental and behavioral disorders (F01-F99).

What are the subcategories under R46?

R46 has 9 child codes, including: R46.0 (Very low level of personal hygiene), R46.1 (Bizarre personal appearance), R46.2 (Strange and inexplicable behavior), R46.3 (Overactivity), and 5 more.

What are the UMLS CUIs for R46?

R46 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0476543. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.