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
Related Codes(8)
R46.1Bizarre personal appearance
R46.2Strange and inexplicable behavior
R46.3Overactivity
R46.4Slowness and poor responsiveness
R46.5Suspiciousness and marked evasiveness
R46.6Undue concern and preoccupation with stressful events
R46.7Verbosity and circumstantial detail obscuring rsn for cntct
R46.8Other symptoms and signs involving appearance and behavior
ICD-11 Equivalents(1)
ICD-11 Equivalents
View full mappingCorresponding ICD-11 codes from the WHO crosswalk mapping
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(22)
SNOMED CT
- Personal appearance dirty78158007
- Personal appearance unclean78158007
- Personal appearance unwashed78158007
- 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
Clinical Terms
- Personal appearance unclean
- Personal appearance unwashed
- Personal appearance dirty
- Personal hygiene observations
- Self-neglect
- Personal hygiene finding
- Hands dirty
- Very low level of personal hygiene (finding)
- Personal hygiene (ADL finding)
- Neglect of personal hygiene
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for very low level of personal hygiene?
The ICD-10-CM code for very low level of personal hygiene is R46.0. The full clinical description is "Very low level of personal hygiene". R46.0 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code R46.0 mean?
ICD-10-CM code R46.0 represents “Very low level of personal hygiene”. 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 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: 248157008, 248056001, 78158007, 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.
How does R46.0 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like very low level of personal hygiene 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 R46.0?
R46.0 maps to the ICD-11 code: MB23.J (Poor personal hygiene).
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