R53.81
BillableOther malaise
Other malaise
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Chronic debility
- Debility NOS
- General physical deterioration
- Malaise NOS
- Nervous debility
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
- combat exhaustion and fatigue (F43.0)
- congenital debility (P96.9)
- exhaustion and fatigue due to excessive exertion (T73.3)
- exhaustion and fatigue due to exposure (T73.2)
- exhaustion and fatigue due to heat (T67.-)
- exhaustion and fatigue due to pregnancy (O26.8-)
- exhaustion and fatigue due to recurrent depressive episode (F33)
- exhaustion and fatigue due to senile debility (R54)
- age-related physical debility (R54)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Malaise and fatigue271795006
- General body deterioration285384003
- General health deterioration285384003
- Does not feel right367391008
- Feels off-color367391008
- Feels off-colour367391008
- Feels poorly367391008
- Feels unwell367391008
- Malaise367391008
- Not feeling great367391008
- Not feeling well367391008
- Vague bodily discomfort367391008
- Malaise with AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome)420801006
- Malaise with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome420801006
UMLS
- DebilityC3714552
- Debility NOSC3714552
- DebilitiesC3714552
- Debility, unspecifiedC3714552
- Decreased strengthC3714552
- Feeling weakC3714552
- Feelings of weaknessC3714552
- General debilityC3714552
- General weaknessC3714552
- Generalized weaknessC3714552
- LassitudeC3714552
- Strength loss ofC3714552
- WeaknessC3714552
- Weakness - generalC3714552
- Weakness generalisedC3714552
- Weakness generalizedC3714552
- Weakness, generalizedC3714552
- asthenicC3714552
- debilityC3714552
- feel weakC3714552
- feeling weakC3714552
- feeling weaknessC3714552
- feels weakC3714552
- general weaknessC3714552
- generalized weaknessC3714552
- lassitudeC3714552
- loss of strengthC3714552
- loss strengthC3714552
- of strength lossC3714552
- strength lossC3714552
- weakC3714552
- weak feelingC3714552
- weaknessC3714552
- weaknessesC3714552
- Beard's diseaseC0027804
- Bodily Distress DisorderC0027804
- Bodily Distress DisordersC0027804
- Disorder, Bodily DistressC0027804
- Distress Disorder, BodilyC0027804
- Nervous DebilityC0027804
- Nervous debilityC0027804
- NeurastheniaC0027804
- Neurasthenic NeurosesC0027804
- Neurasthenic neurosisC0027804
- Neuroses, NeurasthenicC0027804
- nervous debilityC0027804
- neurastheniaC0027804
- Chronic debilityC2830452
- Discomfort bodilyC0231218
- Does not feel rightC0231218
- Feeling lifelessC0231218
- Feeling miserableC0231218
- Feeling unwellC0231218
- Feels awfulC0231218
- Feels off-colorC0231218
- Feels off-colourC0231218
- Feels poorlyC0231218
- Feels unwellC0231218
- Felt generally illC0231218
- General feeling of illnessC0231218
- General malaiseC0231218
- Generally unwellC0231218
- Generally unwell (finding)C0231218
- MalaiseC0231218
- Malaise (finding)C0231218
- Malaise NOSC0231218
- Not feeling greatC0231218
- Not feeling wellC0231218
- Vague bodily discomfortC0231218
- feel badC0231218
- feel illC0231218
- feeling badC0231218
- feeling illC0231218
- feeling lifelessC0231218
- general feeling of illnessC0231218
- general malaiseC0231218
- illC0231218
- ill feelingC0231218
- malaiseC0231218
- not feeling wellC0231218
- General physical deteriorationC1386058
- Other malaiseC2830453
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for other malaise?
The ICD-10-CM code for other malaise is R53.81. The full clinical description is "Other malaise". R53.81 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code R53.81 mean?
ICD-10-CM code R53.81 represents "Other malaise". It is classified under Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is R53.81 a billable code?
Yes, R53.81 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is R53.81 in?
R53.81 is in Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (codes R00-R99).
What codes cannot be used with R53.81?
R53.81 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: combat exhaustion and fatigue (F43.0); congenital debility (P96.9); exhaustion and fatigue due to excessive exertion (T73.3); and 6 more.
What SNOMED CT codes does R53.81 map to?
R53.81 maps to 4 SNOMED CT concepts: 367391008, 285384003, 271795006, 420801006. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for R53.81?
R53.81 is linked to 6 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C3714552, C0027804, C2830452, C0231218, C1386058, and 1 more. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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