Block · Chapter 18
R50-R69 General symptoms and signs (R50-R69)
Block R50-R69 groups 18 categories with 68 billable codes in FY2027.
Where it sits
- Chapter 18 Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
- R50-R69 General symptoms and signs (R50-R69)
Neighbouring blocks
- Categories
- 18
- Billable codes
- 68
- CC codes
- 6
- MCC codes
- 7
- HCC V28 codes
- 13
- New FY2027
- 0
Categories in R50-R69
- R50
- R51
- R52
- R53
- R54
- R55
- R56
- R57
- R58
- R59
- R60
- R61
- R62
Lack of expected normal physiological development in childhood and adults
Faltering growth → R62.51
- 6 billable codes
- R63
- R64
- R65
Symptoms and signs specifically associated with systemic inflammation and infection
Severe sepsis → R65.20
- 4 billable codes
- 1 CC
- 3 MCC
- 4 with HCC
- R68
- R69
Index main terms
- Fever (inanition) (of unknown origin) (persistent) (with chills) (with rigor) → R50 (14 entries)
- Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed) → R58 (10 entries)
- Shock → R57, R65 (9 entries)
- Excess, excessive, excessively → R61, R63, R68 (8 entries)
- Lack of → R53, R62, R63 (8 entries)
- Adenopathy (lymph gland) → R59 (7 entries)
- Hypertrophy, hypertrophic → R59 (7 entries)
- Pain(s) → R51, R52, R68 (7 entries)
- Syncope (near) (pre-) → R55 (7 entries)
- Cachexia → R54, R64 (6 entries)
- Collapse → R55, R57 (6 entries)
- Convulsions (idiopathic) → R56 (6 entries)
- Failure, failed → R54, R57, R62 (6 entries)
- Headache → R51 (6 entries)
- Symptoms NEC → R62, R63, R68 (6 entries)
+154 more main terms; the search box finds them by word.
Block instructions
Notes that also apply
Chapter 18 instructions (Notes 9, Excludes2 4): printed on the chapter 18 page.