R45.81
Billable
ChapterR00–R99
Ranksubcategory
Official Description
Low self-esteem
Metadata & Insights
- •2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
- •Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
- •Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (R00-R99).
General instructions are available for the parent sections:
Clinical Hierarchy
CH18Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
R40-R46Symptoms and signs involving cognition, perception, emotional state and behavior (R40-R46)
R45Symptoms and signs involving emotional state
R45.8Other symptoms and signs involving emotional state
R45.81Low self-esteem
Applicable Ancestor Context
The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to R45.81:
blockR40-R46
Symptoms and signs involving cognition, perception, emotional state and behavior (R40-R46)
View context instructionschapterCH18
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
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MS-DRG Classification
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