R46.89

R46.89: Other symptoms and signs involving appearance and behavior

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

R46.89 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other symptoms and signs involving appearance and behavior. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above R46.89

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

R46.89 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

Appearance›specified NEC
Behavior›specified NEC
Symptoms NEC›involving›appearance NEC
Symptoms NEC›involving›behavior NEC

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under R46.8

R46.81Obsessive-compulsive behavior