R46.81

R46.81: Obsessive-compulsive behavior

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

R46.81 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for obsessive-compulsive behavior. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

obsessive-compulsive disorder (F42.-)

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above R46.81

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on R46: Symptoms and signs involving appearance and behavior

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

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

R46.81 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A57130Billing and Coding: Psychiatric Codes

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Behavior›obsessive-compulsive

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under R46.8

R46.89Other symptoms and signs involving appearance and behavior