ICD-Code F51.3: Sleepwalking [somnambulism]
You walk in your sleep.
Your body recovers during sleep. In addition, sleep helps to consolidate memories and process emotions. Sleep typically follows a specific sequence. There are deep sleep phases and lighter sleep phases. These phases alternate during sleep.
During sleepwalking, a person will typically get out of bed at night and walk around. It is possible to fall or get injured while doing so. It is difficult to wake someone up or guide them while they are in this state. The next morning or after an event like this, you typically cannot remember it.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Note
This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Source
The explanation of the ICD code was provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).
