R50.82 (Postprocedural fever) compared with T84.63XS (Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device of spine, sequela), 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. T84.63XS 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 | T84.63XSInfection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device of spine, sequela | |
|---|---|---|
| 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). | Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device of spine, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (T84.63S). |
| 7th character | — | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T84 |
| Use additional code | — | code to identify infection 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 |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources