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R46 - Symptoms and signs involving appearance and behavior


The ICD 10 Code for Symptoms and signs involving appearance and behavior is listed as R46.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: R46
Description: Symptoms and signs involving appearance and behavior
  • Excludes1: appearance and behavior in schizophrenia, schizotypal and delusional disorders (F20-F29)
  • mental and behavioral disorders (F01-F99)
Chapter Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of R46:
R46.0 - Very low level of personal hygiene
R46.1 - Bizarre personal appearance
R46.2 - Strange and inexplicable behavior
R46.3 - Overactivity
R46.4 - Slowness and poor responsiveness
R46.5 - Suspiciousness and marked evasiveness
R46.6 - Undue concern and preoccupation with stressful events
R46.7 - Verbosity and circumstantial detail obscuring reason for contact
R46.8 - Other symptoms and signs involving appearance and behavior