R50.82 vs T86.842
R50.82 (Postprocedural fever) compared with T86.842 (Corneal transplant infection), from the official CMS tabular data. Both may be reported when both conditions are documented (Excludes2).
Can these codes be reported together?
Yes, when both are documented. T86.842 carries an Excludes2 note covering R50.82: “postprocedural fever (R50.82)”
Excludes2 marks distinct conditions — both may be reported when both are documented.
Side by side
| R50.82Postprocedural fever | T86.842Corneal transplant infection | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Billable | Non-billable header |
| 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). | Corneal transplant infection is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (T86.842). |
| Use additional code | — | code to specify infection code to identify other transplant complications, such as: graft-versus-host disease (D89.81-) |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources