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R46.81

Billable

Obsessive-compulsive behavior

Obsessive-compulsive behavior

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

R40-R46

Parent Code

R46.8

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(1)
R46.89

Other symptoms and signs involving appearance and behavior

Billable
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(148)

SNOMED CT

UMLS

Clinical Terms

  • Obsessive compulsive behaviors
  • Addiction
  • Compulsive arrangement of objects
  • Scratches self
  • Compulsive handwashing
  • Behavior, Compulsive
  • Compulsion expressed as ritual
  • Compulsive buying
  • Compulsive repeating
  • Compulsive self-biting behaviour
  • OCD
  • compulsive behaviors
  • Compulsive behaviour
  • Inability to resist compulsive behaviours
  • compulsions
  • compulsion
  • Compulsive washing
  • obsessive compulsive behavior
  • Finding related to ability to resist thoughts
  • Compulsive ritualistic behaviour
  • Psychological dependence
  • Excessive physical exercise
  • Exercise history finding
  • compulsions compulsive disorder
  • Compulsion to act on dangerous thoughts
  • Compulsive cleaning
  • Compulsive water drinking
  • Buying spree
  • Obsessive compulsive disorder
  • Compulsive checking
  • compulsive behavior
  • Compulsive behavior (finding)
  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder
  • Unable to resist dangerous thoughts
  • Bites self
  • Biting self
  • Compulsive scratching behaviour
  • Compulsive uncontrollable drug taking
  • Compulsive hoarding
  • Behaviors, Compulsive
  • Finding related to ability to resist obsessional thoughts
  • Compulsive ritualistic behavior
  • obsessive compulsive behaviour
  • Compulsion to act on thoughts
  • Psychological addiction
  • Obsessive-compulsive behaviour
  • Compulsive purposeless behaviour
  • Hoarding
  • compulsive obsessive behavior
  • Obsessive behavior
  • Compulsive tidying
  • Obsessive behaviour
  • behavior obsessive compulsive
  • Inability to resist compulsive behaviors
  • compulsiveness
  • behaviour obsessive compulsive
  • Compulsive scratching behavior
  • Inability to resist obsessional thoughts
  • Ritual compulsion
  • Compulsive drug taking
  • Compulsive touching
  • Excessive exercise
  • Compulsive self-biting behavior
  • Finding related to ability to resist dangerous thoughts
  • Unable to resist obsessional thoughts
  • Compulsive counting
  • Compulsive purposeless behavior
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for obsessive-compulsive behavior?

The ICD-10-CM code for obsessive-compulsive behavior is R46.81. The full clinical description is "Obsessive-compulsive behavior". R46.81 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.

What does ICD-10 code R46.81 mean?

ICD-10-CM code R46.81 represents “Obsessive-compulsive behavior”. 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 R46.81 a billable code?

Yes, R46.81 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is R46.81 in?

R46.81 is in Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (codes R00-R99).

What codes cannot be used with R46.81?

R46.81 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); obsessive-compulsive disorder (F42.-).

What SNOMED CT codes does R46.81 map to?

R46.81 maps to 35 SNOMED CT concepts: 32709003, 248072009, 2541004, 67431008, 285255005, and 30 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for R46.81?

R46.81 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0600104. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

How does R46.81 relate to ICF functioning codes?

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like obsessive-compulsive behavior 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 R46.81?

There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for R46.81 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-11. Use the ICD-10 to ICD-11 converter to search for related codes.

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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.