ICD-10-CM · Chapter 18 · R00–R99
R46
Symptoms and signs involving appearance and behavior
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- R46
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 18 — Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings
- Category
- R46
- Specificity
- 3 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM R46 is a category (header) for symptoms and signs involving appearance and behavior. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in R46
- R46.0Very low level of personal hygiene
- 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 reason for contact
- R46.8Other symptoms and signs involving appearance and behavior
- R46.81Obsessive-compulsive behavior
- R46.89Other symptoms and signs involving appearance and behavior
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