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R53.81 - Other malaise


The ICD 10 Code for Other malaise is listed as R53.81.
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: R53.81
Description: Other malaise
  • Chronic debility
  • Debility NOS
  • General physical deterioration
  • Malaise NOS
  • Nervous debility
  • Excludes1: age-related physical debility (R54)
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
947 - Signs & Symptoms W Mcc
948 - Signs & Symptoms W/o Mcc
Chapter Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
Block General symptoms and signs (R50-R69)
Parent R53.8 - Other malaise and fatigue
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 780.79 - Other malaise and fatigue (approximate)
ICD 9 Dx Code: 799.3 - Debility, unspecified (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of R53.81:
R53.82 - Chronic fatigue, unspecified
R53.83 - Other fatigue