R50.8 is the ICD-10 code for Other specified fever. It is a four-character subcategory of R50 (Fever of other and unknown origin), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block R50–R69 (General symptoms and signs) in Chapter XVIII, Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- XVIII · R00–R99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What R50.8 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Fever with chills
- Fever with rigors
- Persistent fever
R50.8 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
R50.8Annen spesifisert feber
DR508Anden feber
- DR508AFeber med kulderystelser
- DR508BVedvarende feber af ukendt årsag
R50.8Muu määritetty kuume
R50.8Sonstiges näher bezeichnetes Fieber
- R50.80Fieber unbekannter Ursache
- R50.88Sonstiges näher bezeichnetes Fieber
R50.8Autres fièvres précisées
R50.8overige gespecificeerde vormen van koorts
Listed through more specific codes:
- R50.81Fever presenting with conditions classified elsewhere
- R50.82Postprocedural fever
- R50.83Postvaccination fever
- R50.84Febrile nonhemolytic transfusion reaction
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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