Diagnosis Code

R53.8 OTHER MALAISE AND FATIGUE


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: R53.8

Short Description: Other malaise and fatigue

Long Description: Other malaise and fatigue

The code R53.8 is NOT VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00–R99)
    • General symptoms and signs (R50-R69)
      • Malaise and fatigue (R53)
        • R53.8 Other malaise and fatigue

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code R53.8 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • 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*)

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
R53 Malaise and fatigue
R53.0 Neoplastic (malignant) related fatigue
R53.1 Weakness
R53.2 Functional quadriplegia
R53.81 Other malaise
R53.82 Chronic fatigue, unspecified
R53.83 Other fatigue


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