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FY2027

R46.6 — Undue concern and preoccupation with stressful events

Billable

Is R46.6 billable?

Yes — R46.6 is billable for FY2027. R46.6 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. R46.6 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

R46.6 at a glance

CodeR46.6
DescriptionUndue concern and preoccupation with stressful events
BillableYes
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Which MS-DRGs does R46.6 group to?

R46.6 sits in MDC 23 and helps define the logic of 1 MS-DRG (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.

  • 951Other Factors Influencing Health Statusmedical

How is R46.6 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to R46.6. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

  • Behavior › undue concern or preoccupation with stressful events

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from R46

The conditions below can never be reported together with R46.6 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

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

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 18

The conditions below are not part of R46.6, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, R46.6 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • abnormal findings on antenatal screening of mother (O28.-)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • signs and symptoms classified in the body system chapters
  • signs and symptoms of breast (N63, N64.5)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from R40-R46

The conditions below are not part of R46.6, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, R46.6 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • symptoms and signs constituting part of a pattern of mental disorder (F01-F99)

How long has R46.6 existed?

R46.6 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.

Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.

What other codes are in the R46 family? (8)