R46Symptoms and signs involving appearance and behaviour
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
Select a more specific code
Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.
Specificity
Do not use R46 directly
Use the most specific code supported by the record.
- Chapter XVIII
- Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
- Official Vietnamese name
- Triệu chứng và/hoặc dấu hiệu liên quan đến diện mạo bên ngoài và/hoặc hành vi
Related R46 codes
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
R46.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other symptoms and signs involving appearance and behaviour
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.
