R56Non-billable (header)

Convulsions, not elsewhere classified

Sub-codes of R56(3)

R56 is a non-billable header. Select a sub-code to bill.

R56.0Febrile convulsionsHeaderR56.1Post traumatic seizures✓ BillableR56.9Unspecified convulsions✓ Billable

✗ Excludes 1(Not coded here)

  • •dissociative convulsions and seizures (F44.5)
  • •epileptic convulsions and seizures (G40.-)
  • •newborn convulsions and seizures (P90)

Code Hierarchy

┌18Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)├R50-R69General symptoms and signs (R50-R69)├R56Convulsions, not elsewhere classified
└R56Convulsions, not elsewhere classified

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