R46.0
BillableVery low level of personal hygiene
Very low level of personal hygiene
Coding Notes
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Personal appearance unwashed78158007
- Personal appearance dirty78158007
- Personal appearance unclean78158007
- Personal hygiene (ADL finding)129817005
- Personal hygiene finding129817005
- Personal hygiene observations129817005
- Self-neglect248054003
- Neglect of personal hygiene248056001
- Hands dirty248157008
- Very low level of personal hygiene410428008
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code R46.0?
ICD-10-CM code R46.0 represents "Very low level of personal hygiene". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is R46.0 a billable code?
Yes, R46.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is R46.0 in?
R46.0 is in Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (codes R00-R99).
What codes cannot be used with R46.0?
R46.0 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 SNOMED CT codes does R46.0 map to?
R46.0 maps to 6 SNOMED CT concepts: 78158007, 248157008, 248056001, 129817005, 248054003, and 1 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for R46.0?
R46.0 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0476544. 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.