R50.82
R50.82: Postprocedural fever
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
R50.82 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for postprocedural fever. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check R50.82 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above R50.82
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Written on R50: Fever of other and unknown origin
Other codes that can never be billed with R50.82
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- O86.0Infection of obstetric surgical wound
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
R50.82 is named in 5 Medicare coverage policies: 5 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
- A56505Billing and Coding: Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
- A56781Billing and Coding: Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE)
- A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Fever›postoperative
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.