R45.88CurrentBillable / specific

Nonsuicidal self-harm

Code-level instructions

Code also

injury, if known

Excludes 2 · 5

Chapters 18 · Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)

Excludes 2

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)

R40-R46 · Symptoms and signs involving cognition, perception, emotional state and behavior (R40-R46)

Excludes 2

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

Claims & coverage

Coverage depends on the payer, service and applicable policy. A billable code does not guarantee payment.

When ICD-10-CM is required

For US diagnosis claims covered by HIPAA, ICD-10-CM is required from October 1, 2015.

Use the service date for outpatient/professional claims and the discharge date for hospital inpatient claims. Earlier encounters use ICD-9-CM; each individual code must also be valid for the applicable date.

Official coding guidelines → · CMS ↗

MS-DRG · 43.1 · 883

Grouping depends on the complete encounter and CMS grouper logic.

883 · Disorders of Personality and Impulse Control

2026-04-01 – 2026-09-30

CMS · MS-DRG 43.1

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First observed · 2021-10-01

Code history

Latest recorded change · FY2022

ChangedUnchanged

FY2022

Effective from 2021-10-01

Added

Nonsuicidal self-harm

Billable diagnosis code

CDC/NCHS · FY2022

All editions (11)

All editions	Effective from	Code history
FY2022	2021-10-01	Added
FY2022 · 04-01	2022-04-01	No tabular change
FY2023	2022-10-01	No tabular change
FY2023 · 04-01	2023-04-01	No tabular change
FY2024	2023-10-01	No tabular change
FY2024 · 04-01	2024-04-01	No tabular change
FY2025	2024-10-01	No tabular change
FY2025 · 04-01	2025-04-01	No tabular change
FY2026	2025-10-01	No tabular change
FY2026 · April	2026-04-01	No tabular change
FY2027	2026-10-01	No tabular change

Code-level instructions

Includes

Nonsuicidal self-injury
Nonsuicidal self-mutilation
Self-inflicted injury without suicidal intent

Code also

injury, if known

Inherited instructions

Chapters 18 · Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)

Excludes 2

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)

Note

This chapter includes symptoms, signs, abnormal results of clinical or other investigative procedures, and ill-defined conditions regarding which no diagnosis classifiable elsewhere is recorded.
Signs and symptoms that point rather definitely to a given diagnosis have been assigned to a category in other chapters of the classification. In general, categories in this chapter include the less well-defined conditions and symptoms that, without the necessary study of the case to establish a final diagnosis, point perhaps equally to two or more diseases or to two or more systems of the body. Practically all categories in the chapter could be designated 'not otherwise specified', 'unknown etiology' or 'transient'. The Alphabetical Index should be consulted to determine which symptoms and signs are to be allocated here and which to other chapters. The residual subcategories, numbered .8, are generally provided for other relevant symptoms that cannot be allocated elsewhere in the classification.
The conditions and signs or symptoms included in categories R00-R94 consist of:
(a) cases for which no more specific diagnosis can be made even after all the facts bearing on the case have been investigated;
(b) signs or symptoms existing at the time of initial encounter that proved to be transient and whose causes could not be determined;
(c) provisional diagnosis in a patient who failed to return for further investigation or care;
(d) cases referred elsewhere for investigation or treatment before the diagnosis was made;
(e) cases in which a more precise diagnosis was not available for any other reason;
(f) certain symptoms, for which supplementary information is provided, that represent important problems in medical care in their own right.

R40-R46 · Symptoms and signs involving cognition, perception, emotional state and behavior (R40-R46)

Excludes 2

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

Official index references (4)

Injury (1)

Injury › self-inflicted, without suicidal intentDisease index

Self-harm(attempted) (1)

Self-harm(attempted) › nonsuicidalDisease index

Self-injury, nonsuicidal (1)

Self-injury, nonsuicidalDisease index

Self-mutilation(attempted) (1)

Self-mutilation(attempted) › nonsuicidalDisease index

Official conversion history

Historical assignments from the CDC conversion table support data retrieval. They do not authorize substituting a previous code for the current code.

Release dates 2021-10-01

Previous assignment: R45.89

Related codes

Other entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.

Code	Description	Category · further specificity required
R45.81	Low self-esteem	Billable / specific
R45.82	Worries	Billable / specific
R45.83	Excessive crying of child, adolescent or adult	Billable / specific
R45.84	Anhedonia	Billable / specific
R45.85	Homicidal and suicidal ideations	Category · further specificity required
R45.86	Emotional lability	Billable / specific
R45.87	Impulsiveness	Billable / specific
R45.89	Other symptoms and signs involving emotional state	Billable / specific

Official titles and instructions are preserved in their source language. Official sources ↗

Claims & coverage

Coverage depends on the payer, service and applicable policy. A billable code does not guarantee payment.

When ICD-10-CM is required

For US diagnosis claims covered by HIPAA, ICD-10-CM is required from October 1, 2015.

Official coding guidelines → · CMS ↗

MS-DRG · 43.1 · 883

Grouping depends on the complete encounter and CMS grouper logic.

883 · Disorders of Personality and Impulse Control

2026-04-01 – 2026-09-30

CMS · MS-DRG 43.1

Check Medicare coverage ↗

All editions

Effective from

Code history

FY2022

2021-10-01

Added

FY2022 · 04-01

2022-04-01

No tabular change

FY2023

2022-10-01

No tabular change

FY2023 · 04-01

2023-04-01

No tabular change

FY2024

2023-10-01

No tabular change

FY2024 · 04-01

2024-04-01

No tabular change

FY2025

2024-10-01

No tabular change

FY2025 · 04-01

2025-04-01

No tabular change

FY2026

2025-10-01

No tabular change

FY2026 · April

2026-04-01

No tabular change

FY2027

2026-10-01

No tabular change

Chapters 18 · Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)

Excludes 2

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)

Note

This chapter includes symptoms, signs, abnormal results of clinical or other investigative procedures, and ill-defined conditions regarding which no diagnosis classifiable elsewhere is recorded.
Signs and symptoms that point rather definitely to a given diagnosis have been assigned to a category in other chapters of the classification. In general, categories in this chapter include the less well-defined conditions and symptoms that, without the necessary study of the case to establish a final diagnosis, point perhaps equally to two or more diseases or to two or more systems of the body. Practically all categories in the chapter could be designated 'not otherwise specified', 'unknown etiology' or 'transient'. The Alphabetical Index should be consulted to determine which symptoms and signs are to be allocated here and which to other chapters. The residual subcategories, numbered .8, are generally provided for other relevant symptoms that cannot be allocated elsewhere in the classification.
The conditions and signs or symptoms included in categories R00-R94 consist of:
(a) cases for which no more specific diagnosis can be made even after all the facts bearing on the case have been investigated;
(b) signs or symptoms existing at the time of initial encounter that proved to be transient and whose causes could not be determined;
(c) provisional diagnosis in a patient who failed to return for further investigation or care;
(d) cases referred elsewhere for investigation or treatment before the diagnosis was made;
(e) cases in which a more precise diagnosis was not available for any other reason;
(f) certain symptoms, for which supplementary information is provided, that represent important problems in medical care in their own right.