R46.8Other symptoms and signs involving appearance and behaviour
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
May be used as the primary diagnosis
Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.
Specificity
Complete code in the classification
Use when the diagnosis matches and no exclusion applies.
- Chapter XVIII
- Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
- Official Vietnamese name
- Triệu chứng và/hoặc dấu hiệu khác liên quan đến diện mạo bên ngoài và/hoặc hành vi
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Self neglect NOS Excl.: insufficient intake of food and water (due to self neglect) (R63.6)
Related R46 codes
R46
Symptoms and signs involving appearance and behaviour
R46.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Very low level of personal hygiene
R46.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Bizarre personal appearance
R46.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Strange and inexplicable behaviour
R46.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Overactivity
R46.4
Primary diagnosis candidate
Slowness and poor responsiveness
R46.5
Primary diagnosis candidate
Suspiciousness and marked evasiveness
R46.6
Primary diagnosis candidate
Undue concern and preoccupation with stressful events
R46.7
Primary diagnosis candidate
Verbosity and circumstantial detail obscuring reason for contact
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
- Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
- Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
- Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.
2026 regulatory basis
Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.
