ICD-10-CM code "R50.9": Fever, unspecified (2024)

Overview

ICD-10 CodeR50.9
DescriptionFever, unspecified
Hierarchy
  1. Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
  2. General symptoms and signs (R50-R69)
  3. Fever of other and unknown origin (R50)
  4. Fever, unspecified (R50.9)
Billable statusICD-10-CM Billable code

Excludes

  1. Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)

    Type 2abnormal findings on antenatal screening of mother (O28.-)

    Type 2certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)

    Type 2signs and symptoms classified in the body system chapters

    Type 2signs and symptoms of breast (N63, N64.5)

  2. General symptoms and signs (R50-R69)
  3. Fever of other and unknown origin (R50)

    Type 1chills without fever (R68.83)

    Type 1febrile convulsions (R56.0-)

    Type 1fever of unknown origin during labor (O75.2)

    Type 1fever of unknown origin in newborn (P81.9)

    Type 1hypothermia due to illness (R68.0)

    Type 1malignant hyperthermia due to anesthesia (T88.3)

    Type 1puerperal pyrexia NOS (O86.4)

  4. Fever, unspecified (R50.9)

Includes

  1. Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
  2. General symptoms and signs (R50-R69)
  3. Fever of other and unknown origin (R50)
  4. Fever, unspecified (R50.9)