R45.6 VIOLENT BEHAVIOR

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Code Information

Diagnosis Code: R45.6

Short Description: Violent behavior

Long Description: Violent behavior

The code R45.6 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00–R99)
- Symptoms and signs involving cognition, perception, emotional state and behavior (R40-R46)
  - Symptoms and signs involving emotional state (R45)
    - R45.6 Violent behavior

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM

Synonyms

Abusive behavior towards people
Abusive behavior towards people
Aggressive biting
Arson
Biting other person
Breaking windows
Bullying
Bullying
Cruel behavior
Cruel behavior
Cutting other person
Destructive behavior
Destructive behavior toward property
Drowning other person
Emotional bullying
Fighting
Garrotting other person
Gouging other person
Grabbing hold of other person
Hitting other person
Hitting other person with object
Homicidal behavior
Intimidation
Lashing out at other person
Malicious damage
Mocking
Nipping other person
Physical aggression
Physical bullying
Physically abusive behavior
Physically abusive to partner
Physically threatening behavior
Pinching other person
Pulling other person's hair
Punching other person
Pushing other person
Redirected aggression
Reinforced aggression
Sadism
Sadistic torture
Scratching other person
Sexual aggression
Sexually assaultive behavior
Shooting other person
Slapping other person
Slashing other person with sharp object
Smashing up furniture
Stabbing other person
Strangling other person
Suffocating other person
Suffocating other person through smothering
Threatening behavior
Torture
Vandalism
Vandalism
Violent acts towards others
Violent motor activity

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code		ICD-9 Code	ICD-9 Description
R45.6		300.9	Nonpsychotic disord NOS

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code	ICD-10 Description
R45	Symptoms and signs involving emotional state
R45.0	Nervousness
R45.1	Restlessness and agitation
R45.2	Unhappiness
R45.3	Demoralization and apathy
R45.4	Irritability and anger
R45.5	Hostility
R45.7	State of emotional shock and stress, unspecified
R45.8	Other symptoms and signs involving emotional state
R45.81	Low self-esteem
R45.82	Worries
R45.83	Excessive crying of child, adolescent or adult
R45.84	Anhedonia
R45.85	Homicidal and suicidal ideations
R45.850	Homicidal ideations
R45.851	Suicidal ideations
R45.86	Emotional lability
R45.87	Impulsiveness
R45.88	Nonsuicidal self-harm
R45.89	Other symptoms and signs involving emotional state

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023

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