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R56 - Convulsions, not elsewhere classified


The ICD 10 Code for Convulsions, not elsewhere classified is listed as R56.
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: R56
Description: Convulsions, not elsewhere classified
  • Excludes1: dissociative convulsions and seizures (F44.5)
  • epileptic convulsions and seizures (G40.-)
  • newborn convulsions and seizures (P90)
Chapter Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of R56:
R56.0 - Febrile convulsions
R56.1 - Post traumatic seizures
R56.9 - Unspecified convulsions