R50.81 Billable Code
Fever presenting with conditions classified elsewhere
Effective From: 10/01/2016
Chapter Classification
Chapter 18
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
Section Detail
R50-R69
General symptoms and signs (R50-R69)
Code Hierarchy
This code is a child of R50.8.
Coding Guidelines & Notes
codeFirst
- underlying condition when associated fever is present, such as with:
- leukemia (C91-C95)
- neutropenia (D70.-)
- sickle-cell disease (D57.-)
OPPS Editing Flags
External Cause
No
Mental Health
No
Manifestation (Edit 89)
Yes
Code First Applicable This code represents a manifestation of an underlying disease. The underlying condition must be coded first as the principal diagnosis.
No
Unacceptable PDX (Edit 113)
No
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