R44.0
BillableAuditory hallucinations
Auditory hallucinations
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
- •abnormal findings on antenatal screening of motherO28
- •certain conditions originating in the perinatal periodP04-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 disorderF01-F99
- •disturbances of skin sensationR20
Related Codes(5)
ICD-11 Equivalents(1)
ICD-11 Equivalents
View full mappingCorresponding ICD-11 codes from the WHO crosswalk mapping
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(51)
SNOMED CT
- Auditory hallucinations45150006
- Command hallucination78595002
- Thought echo247644004
- Hearing voices247730001
- Verbal auditory hallucinations247730001
- Non-verbal auditory hallucinations247731002
- Hallucinations of music247732009
- Dissociative hallucinations247744007
- Dissociative auditory hallucinations247745008
- Second person verbal auditory hallucinations277529000
- Third person verbal auditory hallucinations277533007
- Hears voices laughing at her285742008
- Hears voices laughing at him285742008
- Hears voices laughing at self285742008
- Hallucinations of simple sounds285743003
- Hears mocking voices307079000
UMLS
- Auditory HallucinationC0233762
- Auditory HallucinationsC0233762
- Auditory hallucinationC0233762
- Auditory hallucinationsC0233762
- Auditory hallucinations (finding)C0233762
- Hallucination auditoryC0233762
- Hallucination, AuditoryC0233762
- Hallucination, auditoryC0233762
- Hallucinations of soundC0233762
- Hallucinations, AuditoryC0233762
- Hearing soundsC0233762
- auditory hallucinationC0233762
- auditory hallucinationsC0233762
Clinical Terms
- Hallucinations, Auditory
- Hallucination, auditory
- Hears voices laughing at him
- Hallucinations of simple sounds
- Hears mocking voices
- Thought echo
- Hallucinations of sound
- Hearing voices
- Non-verbal auditory hallucinations
- Auditory hallucinations (finding)
- Second person verbal auditory hallucinations
- Auditory hallucination
- Hears voices laughing at her
- Third person verbal auditory hallucinations
- Dissociative auditory hallucinations
- Hallucinations of music
- Hallucination auditory
- Dissociative hallucinations
- Command hallucination
- Verbal auditory hallucinations
- Hearing sounds
- Hears voices laughing at self
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for auditory hallucinations?
The ICD-10-CM code for auditory hallucinations is R44.0. The full clinical description is "Auditory hallucinations". R44.0 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code R44.0 mean?
ICD-10-CM code R44.0 represents “Auditory hallucinations”. It is classified under Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is R44.0 a billable code?
Yes, R44.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is R44.0 in?
R44.0 is in Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (codes R00-R99).
What codes cannot be used with R44.0?
R44.0 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: alcoholic hallucinations (F10.151, F10.251, F10.951); hallucinations in drug psychosis (F11-F19 with fifth to sixth characters 51); hallucinations in mood disorders with psychotic symptoms (F30.2, F31.5, F32.3, F33.3); and 1 more.
What SNOMED CT codes does R44.0 map to?
R44.0 maps to 13 SNOMED CT concepts: 45150006, 78595002, 247745008, 247744007, 247732009, and 8 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for R44.0?
R44.0 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0233762. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does R44.0 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like auditory hallucinations affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.
What is the ICD-11 equivalent of R44.0?
R44.0 maps to the ICD-11 code: MB27.20 (Auditory hallucinations).
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