General symptoms and signs (R50-R69)
ICD-10 codes R50-R69 cover general symptoms and signs not classified elsewhere, such as various fevers, headaches, pain, malaise, fatigue, syncope, convulsions, shock, hemorrhage, edema, and issues related to growth and feeding. These codes help document symptoms that are important for diagnosis but do not specify a particular disease.
The range includes codes for different types of fever like R50 (fever of unknown origin), drug-induced fever (R50.2), postprocedural fever (R50.82), and unspecified fever (R50.9). Headache codes (R51) cover unspecified headaches and orthostatic headaches. Pain codes (R52) describe unspecified pain across body regions. Malaise and fatigue codes (R53) capture general weakness, cancer-related fatigue, and chronic fatigue syndrome. Syncope codes (R55) address fainting and collapse. Convulsions (R56) include febrile and posttraumatic seizures. Shock codes (R57) cover cardiogenic, hypovolemic, and unspecified shock states. Hemorrhage codes (R58) document bleeding not categorized elsewhere. Edema codes (R60) cover localized and generalized swelling. Signs related to nutrition and development include anorexia (R63.0), feeding difficulties (R63.3), abnormal weight changes, and failure to thrive in childhood (R62.51) and adulthood (R62.7). Codes also describe symptoms linked with systemic inflammation and infection like sepsis (R65). This chapter aids in precise symptom documentation when a definitive diagnosis is not yet established.
- Fever of other and unknown origin (R50)
- Headache (R51)
- Pain, unspecified (R52)
- Malaise and fatigue (R53)
- Age-related physical debility (R54)
- Syncope and collapse (R55)
- Convulsions, not elsewhere classified (R56)
- Shock, not elsewhere classified (R57)
- Hemorrhage, not elsewhere classified (R58)
- Enlarged lymph nodes (R59)
- Edema, not elsewhere classified (R60)
- Generalized hyperhidrosis (R61)
- Lack of expected normal physiological development in childho
- Symptoms and signs concerning food and fluid intake (R63)
- Cachexia (R64)
- Symptoms and signs specifically associated with systemic inf
- Other general symptoms and signs (R68)
- Illness, unspecified (R69)
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00–R99)
General symptoms and signs (R50-R69)
R50 Fever of other and unknown origin
- R50.2 Drug induced fever
R50.8 Other specified fever
- R50.81 Fever presenting with conditions classified elsewhere
- R50.82 Postprocedural fever
- R50.83 Postvaccination fever
- R50.84 Febrile nonhemolytic transfusion reaction
- R50.9 Fever, unspecified
Fever of other and unknown origin (R50)
R51 Headache
- R51.0 Headache with orthostatic component, not elsewhere classified
- R51.9 Headache, unspecified
Headache (R51)
- R52 Pain, unspecified
Pain, unspecified (R52)
- R55 Syncope and collapse
Syncope and collapse (R55)
- R58 Hemorrhage, not elsewhere classified
Hemorrhage, not elsewhere classified (R58)
R59 Enlarged lymph nodes
- R59.0 Localized enlarged lymph nodes
- R59.1 Generalized enlarged lymph nodes
- R59.9 Enlarged lymph nodes, unspecified
Enlarged lymph nodes (R59)
R60 Edema, not elsewhere classified
- R60.0 Localized edema
- R60.1 Generalized edema
- R60.9 Edema, unspecified
Edema, not elsewhere classified (R60)
- R61 Generalized hyperhidrosis
Generalized hyperhidrosis (R61)
R62 Lack of expected normal physiological development in childhood and adults
- R62.0 Delayed milestone in childhood
R62.5 Other and unspecified lack of expected normal physiological development in childhood
- R62.50 Unspecified lack of expected normal physiological development in childhood
- R62.51 Failure to thrive (child)
- R62.52 Short stature (child)
- R62.59 Other lack of expected normal physiological development in childhood
- R62.7 Adult failure to thrive
Lack of expected normal physiological development in childhood and adults (R62)
R63 Symptoms and signs concerning food and fluid intake
- R63.0 Anorexia
- R63.1 Polydipsia
- R63.2 Polyphagia
R63.3 Feeding difficulties
- R63.30 Feeding difficulties, unspecified
- R63.31 Pediatric feeding disorder, acute
- R63.32 Pediatric feeding disorder, chronic
- R63.39 Other feeding difficulties
- R63.4 Abnormal weight loss
- R63.5 Abnormal weight gain
- R63.6 Underweight
- R63.8 Other symptoms and signs concerning food and fluid intake
Symptoms and signs concerning food and fluid intake (R63)
- R64 Cachexia
Cachexia (R64)
R65 Symptoms and signs specifically associated with systemic inflammation and infection
R65.1 Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) of non-infectious origin
- R65.10 Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) of non-infectious origin without acute organ dysfunction
- R65.11 Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) of non-infectious origin with acute organ dysfunction
R65.2 Severe sepsis
- R65.20 Severe sepsis without septic shock
- R65.21 Severe sepsis with septic shock
Symptoms and signs specifically associated with systemic inflammation and infection (R65)
R68 Other general symptoms and signs
- R68.0 Hypothermia, not associated with low environmental temperature
R68.1 Nonspecific symptoms peculiar to infancy
- R68.11 Excessive crying of infant (baby)
- R68.12 Fussy infant (baby)
- R68.13 Apparent life threatening event in infant (ALTE)
- R68.19 Other nonspecific symptoms peculiar to infancy
- R68.2 Dry mouth, unspecified
- R68.3 Clubbing of fingers
R68.8 Other general symptoms and signs
- R68.81 Early satiety
- R68.82 Decreased libido
- R68.83 Chills (without fever)
- R68.84 Jaw pain
- R68.89 Other general symptoms and signs
Other general symptoms and signs (R68)
- R69 Illness, unspecified
Illness, unspecified (R69)
