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R50.82

Billable

Postprocedural fever

Postprocedural fever

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

R50-R69

Parent Code

R50.8

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)
  • postprocedural infection (T81.4-)
  • posttransfusion fever (R50.84)
  • postvaccination (postimmunization) fever (R50.83)

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)

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

SNOMED CT

UMLS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code R50.82?

ICD-10-CM code R50.82 represents "Postprocedural fever". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Is R50.82 a billable code?

Yes, R50.82 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is R50.82 in?

R50.82 is in Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (codes R00-R99).

What codes cannot be used with R50.82?

R50.82 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 7 more.

What SNOMED CT codes does R50.82 map to?

R50.82 maps to 2 SNOMED CT concepts: 130091000119103, 248450003. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for R50.82?

R50.82 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2349671. 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.