- R50.2 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM R50.2 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of R50.2 – other international versions of ICD-10 R50.2 may differ.
ICD-10-CM R50.2 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 864 Fever and inflammatory conditions
Type 1 Excludes
- postvaccination (postimmunization) fever (R50.83)
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to R50.2:
- induced fever > Drug
- drug induced > Fever (inanition) (of unknown origin) (persistent) (with chills) (with rigor) R50.9
- iodide > Fever (inanition) (of unknown origin) (persistent) (with chills) (with rigor) R50.9
- steroid > Fever (inanition) (of unknown origin) (persistent) (with chills) (with rigor) R50.9
- fever > effects (adverse) (adrenocortical) (iatrogenic) E24.2