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R50.8

Non-billable

Other specified fever

Other specified fever

This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.

Status

Non-billable / Header

Block

R50-R69

Parent Code

R50

Child Codes

4

Coding Notes

Excludes 1

Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)

  • chills without fever (R68.83)
  • febrile convulsions (R56.0-)
  • fever of unknown origin during labor (O75.2)
  • fever of unknown origin in newborn (P81.9)
  • hypothermia due to illness (R68.0)
  • malignant hyperthermia due to anesthesia (T88.3)
  • puerperal pyrexia NOS (O86.4)

Excludes 2

Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both

  • 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)

Child Codes (4)

R50.81

Fever presenting with conditions classified elsewhere

BillableR50.82

Postprocedural fever

BillableR50.83

Postvaccination fever

BillableR50.84

Febrile nonhemolytic transfusion reaction

Billable

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

UMLS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code R50.8?

ICD-10-CM code R50.8 represents "Other specified fever". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

Is R50.8 a billable code?

No, R50.8 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 4 child codes under R50.8.

What chapter is R50.8 in?

R50.8 is in Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (codes R00-R99).

What codes cannot be used with R50.8?

R50.8 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: chills without fever (R68.83); febrile convulsions (R56.0-); fever of unknown origin during labor (O75.2); and 4 more.

What are the subcategories under R50.8?

R50.8 has 4 child codes, including: R50.81 (Fever presenting with conditions classified elsewhere), R50.82 (Postprocedural fever), R50.83 (Postvaccination fever), R50.84 (Febrile nonhemolytic transfusion reaction).

What are the UMLS CUIs for R50.8?

R50.8 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2830449. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.