Diagnosis Code

R56.01 COMPLEX FEBRILE CONVULSIONS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: R56.01

Short Description: Complex febrile convulsions

Long Description: Complex febrile convulsions

The code R56.01 is 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)
      • Convulsions, not elsewhere classified (R56)
        • R56.01 Complex febrile convulsions

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Complex febrile seizure
  • Complex febrile seizure, non-refractory
  • Complex febrile seizure, refractory
  • Febrile convulsion
  • Febrile convulsion
  • Febrile convulsion

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code R56.01 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Seizures With Mcc (100)
  • Seizures Without Mcc (101)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code R56.01 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Atypical febrile seizure
    • Complex febrile seizure
    • Complicated febrile seizure
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • status epilepticus (@G40.901*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
R56.01 Right Arrow 780.32 Complx febrile convulsns

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
R56 Convulsions, not elsewhere classified
R56.0 Febrile convulsions
R56.00 Simple febrile convulsions
R56.1 Post traumatic seizures
R56.9 Unspecified convulsions


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023