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R50.82

Billable

Postprocedural fever

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

A fever that develops after a surgical procedure or medical intervention.

Coding Tips

  • •Document the timing of fever onset in relation to the procedure to support this diagnosis
  • •Investigate for postoperative complications or infection if fever persists beyond expected timeframe

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

  • postprocedural infection (T81.4-)
  • posttransfusion fever (R50.84)
  • postvaccination (postimmunization) fever (R50.83)

Code Hierarchy

└R50Fever of other and unknown origin└R50.8Other specified fever└R50.82Postprocedural fever
└R50.82Postprocedural fever

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