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R53.8 - Other malaise and fatigue


The ICD 10 Code for Other malaise and fatigue is listed as R53.8.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: R53.8
Description: Other malaise and fatigue
  • Excludes1: combat exhaustion and fatigue (F43.0)
  • congenital debility (P96.9)
  • exhaustion and fatigue due to depressive episode (F32.-)
  • exhaustion and fatigue due to excessive exertion (T73.3)
  • exhaustion and fatigue due to exposure (T73.2)
  • exhaustion and fatigue due to heat (T67.-)
  • exhaustion and fatigue due to pregnancy (O26.8-)
  • exhaustion and fatigue due to recurrent depressive episode (F33)
  • exhaustion and fatigue due to senile debility (R54)
Chapter Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
Block General symptoms and signs (R50-R69)
Parent R53 - Malaise and fatigue
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of R53.8:
R53.81 - Other malaise
R53.82 - Chronic fatigue, unspecified
R53.83 - Other fatigue
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of R53.8:
R53.0 - Neoplastic (malignant) related fatigue
R53.1 - Weakness
R53.2 - Functional quadriplegia