R50.82 (Postprocedural fever) compared with T82.43XA (Leakage of vascular dialysis catheter, initial encounter), from the official CMS tabular data. Both may be reported when both conditions are documented (Excludes2).
Distinct conditions — both may be reported.
“postprocedural fever (R50.82)”
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of the code above it, but a patient can have both. Report both when both are documented.
Source: CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes
Yes, when both are documented. T82.43XA carries an Excludes2 note covering R50.82: “postprocedural fever (R50.82)”
Excludes2 marks distinct conditions — both may be reported when both are documented.
| R50.82Postprocedural fever | T82.43XALeakage of vascular dialysis catheter, initial encounter | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Billable | Billable |
| Classification | R00-R99 — Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings, Not Elsewhere Classified (R00-R99) | S00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88) |
| Definition | Postprocedural fever is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (R50.82). | Leakage of vascular dialysis catheter, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (T82.43A). |
| 7th character | — | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T82 |
| Use additional code | — | code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5) code(s) to identify the specified condition resulting from the complication code to identify devices involved and details of circumstances (Y62-Y82) |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources