R46

Symptoms and signs involving appearance and behavior

Specific Codes Under R46

Use a more specific code below for billing and documentation.

Very low level of personal hygiene

Bizarre personal appearance

Strange and inexplicable behavior

Overactivity

Slowness and poor responsiveness

Suspiciousness and marked evasiveness

Undue concern and preoccupation with stressful events

Verbosity and circumstantial detail obscuring reason for contact

Other symptoms and signs involving appearance and behavior

None inclusion terms specified for this code.

None code first specified for this code.

None use additional code specified for this code.

These codes cannot be used together with the current code, even if both conditions are present.

• appearance and behavior in schizophrenia, schizotypal and delusional disorders (F20-F29)
• mental and behavioral disorders (F01-F99)

These codes can be used together with the current code if both conditions are documented.

None specified for this code.

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