R44.3

Approximate Synonyms

• Hallucination

• Hallucinations

• Sleep related hallucinations

Clinical Information

• A disorder characterized by a false sensory perception in the absence of an external stimulus.

• A false sensory perception in the absence of an external stimulus

• A false sensory perception in the absence of an external stimulus, as distinct from an illusion which is a misperception of an external stimulus.

• A sight, sound, smell, taste, or touch that a person believes to be real but is not real. Hallucinations can be caused by nervous system disease, certain drugs, or mental disorders.

• Perceptions through any sense modality in the absence of an appropriate stimulus. usually indicative of abnormality but may be experienced occasionally by normal persons).

• Subjectively experienced sensations in the absence of an appropriate stimulus, but which are regarded by the individual as real. They may be of organic origin or associated with mental disorders.

• Subjectively experienced sensations in the absence of an appropriate stimulus, but which are regarded by the individual as real; may be of organic origin, drug induced, or associated with a mental disorder.

Details

• R44.3 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM R44.3 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of R44.3 – other international versions of ICD-10 R44.3 may differ.