R56.00
BillableSimple febrile convulsions
Simple febrile convulsions
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Febrile convulsion NOS
- Febrile seizure NOS
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
Related Codes(1)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(153)
SNOMED CT
- Febrile convulsion41497008
- Febrile fit41497008
- Febrile seizure41497008
- Febrile seizure (from fever)41497008
- Fever seizure41497008
- Pyrexial convulsion41497008
- Familial febrile convulsions230432008
- Recurrent febrile convulsion307200007
- Recurrent febrile fit307200007
- Simple febrile convulsion432354000
- Simple febrile seizure432354000
- GEFS+ - genetic epilepsy with febrile seizure plus699688008
- Genetic epilepsy with febrile seizures plus699688008
- Combined focal and generalised epilepsy1260117009
- Combined focal and generalized epilepsy1260117009
UMLS
- Convulsion febrileC0009952
- Convulsion, FebrileC0009952
- Convulsion, FeverC0009952
- Convulsion, PyrexialC0009952
- Convulsions, FebrileC0009952
- Convulsions, FeverC0009952
- Convulsions, PyrexialC0009952
- Convulsions, febrileC0009952
- Febrile ConvulsionC0009952
- Febrile Convulsion SeizureC0009952
- Febrile Convulsion SeizuresC0009952
- Febrile ConvulsionsC0009952
- Febrile FitC0009952
- Febrile FitsC0009952
- Febrile SeizureC0009952
- Febrile SeizuresC0009952
- Febrile convulsionC0009952
- Febrile convulsion (finding)C0009952
- Febrile convulsion NOSC0009952
- Febrile convulsion seizureC0009952
- Febrile convulsionsC0009952
- Febrile fitC0009952
- Febrile fitsC0009952
- Febrile seizureC0009952
- Febrile seizure (from fever)C0009952
- Febrile seizure (within the age range of 3 months to 6 years)C0009952
- Febrile seizure NOSC0009952
- Febrile seizuresC0009952
- Fever ConvulsionC0009952
- Fever ConvulsionsC0009952
- Fever SeizureC0009952
- Fever SeizuresC0009952
- Fever convulsionsC0009952
- Fever induced seizuresC0009952
- Fever seizureC0009952
- Fit, FebrileC0009952
- Fits, FebrileC0009952
- Pyrexial ConvulsionC0009952
- Pyrexial ConvulsionsC0009952
- Pyrexial SeizureC0009952
- Pyrexial SeizuresC0009952
- Pyrexial convulsionC0009952
- Pyrexial fitC0009952
- Seizure, FebrileC0009952
- Seizure, Febrile ConvulsionC0009952
- Seizure, FeverC0009952
- Seizure, PyrexialC0009952
- Seizures, FebrileC0009952
- Seizures, Febrile ConvulsionC0009952
- Seizures, FeverC0009952
- Seizures, PyrexialC0009952
- Seizures, febrileC0009952
- Seizures, febrile, in early childhoodC0009952
- Seizures, generalized, associated with feverC0009952
- convulsion febrileC0009952
- convulsion feverC0009952
- convulsions febrile seizuresC0009952
- febrile convulsionC0009952
- febrile convulsionsC0009952
- febrile fitC0009952
- febrile seizureC0009952
- febrile seizuresC0009952
- fever convulsionC0009952
- fever convulsionsC0009952
- fever seizureC0009952
- fever seizuresC0009952
- fevers seizuresC0009952
- seizure febrileC0009952
- seizure feverC0009952
- seizures feverC0009952
- Seizure, Febrile, SimpleC0149886
- Simple febrile convulsionC0149886
- Simple febrile convulsionsC0149886
- Simple febrile seizureC0149886
- Simple febrile seizure (finding)C0149886
- Simple febrile seizuresC0149886
- Simple fever fitC0149886
Clinical Terms
- Seizures, Fever
- Genetic epilepsy with febrile seizures plus
- febrile seizure
- febrile convulsions
- Seizure, Febrile Convulsion
- Fever Convulsions
- Convulsions, febrile
- Convulsion, Febrile
- Simple febrile seizure (finding)
- Seizures, Pyrexial
- Seizures, Febrile Convulsion
- seizure febrile
- Seizure, Febrile
- Recurrent febrile convulsion
- Convulsion febrile
- Febrile convulsion (finding)
- Febrile seizure (from fever)
- febrile seizures
- Convulsion, Pyrexial
- Pyrexial Seizures
- Combined focal and generalized epilepsy
- Fit, Febrile
- Seizures, Febrile
- Fever Seizure
- Convulsion, Fever
- Convulsions, Fever
- fever convulsion
- Convulsions, Pyrexial
- Simple febrile seizure
- Febrile fit
- Seizures, generalized, associated with fever
- Febrile Convulsion Seizures
- Simple febrile seizures
- Pyrexial fit
- Febrile fits
- Fever Seizures
- Febrile convulsion seizure
- Simple fever fit
- febrile convulsion
- Febrile convulsion NOS
- Pyrexial convulsion
- Pyrexial Seizure
- Pyrexial Convulsions
- seizures fever
- Seizure, Febrile, Simple
- Familial febrile convulsions
- Seizure, Fever
- Combined focal and generalised epilepsy
- convulsions febrile seizures
- Febrile seizure (within the age range of 3 months to 6 years)
- Simple febrile convulsion
- Seizures, febrile, in early childhood
- Fits, Febrile
- Seizure, Pyrexial
- fevers seizures
- Febrile seizure NOS
- convulsion fever
- Fever induced seizures
- seizure fever
- Recurrent febrile fit
- GEFS+ - genetic epilepsy with febrile seizure plus
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for simple febrile convulsions?
The ICD-10-CM code for simple febrile convulsions is R56.00. The full clinical description is "Simple febrile convulsions". R56.00 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code R56.00 mean?
ICD-10-CM code R56.00 represents “Simple febrile convulsions”. 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 R56.00 a billable code?
Yes, R56.00 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is R56.00 in?
R56.00 is in Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (codes R00-R99).
What codes cannot be used with R56.00?
R56.00 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: dissociative convulsions and seizures (F44.5); epileptic convulsions and seizures (G40.-); newborn convulsions and seizures (P90).
What SNOMED CT codes does R56.00 map to?
R56.00 maps to 6 SNOMED CT concepts: 1260117009, 230432008, 41497008, 699688008, 307200007, and 1 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for R56.00?
R56.00 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0009952, C0149886. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does R56.00 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like simple febrile convulsions 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 R56.00?
There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for R56.00 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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