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# R50.2 Drug induced fever

ICD-10-CM · [CMS code reference](#source)

**Official ICD-10-CM description:** Drug induced fever

## Coding notes

From the ICD-10-CM FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026) tabular list. Notes on a parent code or category apply here too.

### Excludes1

Not coded together with this code. The exception is when the two conditions are unrelated to each other.

-   postvaccination (postimmunization) fever ([R50.83](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/r50.83/))
-   chills without fever (R68.83)
-   febrile convulsions (R56.0-)
-   fever of unknown origin during labor (O75.2)
-   fever of unknown origin in newborn (P81.9)
-   hypothermia due to illness (R68.0)
-   malignant hyperthermia due to anesthesia (T88.3)
-   puerperal pyrexia NOS (O86.4)

### Use additional code

Add a second code for the following, when documented.

-   code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)

## Related codes

-   [`R50.81` Fever presenting with conditions classified elsewhere ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/r50.81/)
-   [`R50.82` Postprocedural fever ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/r50.82/)
-   [`R50.83` Postvaccination fever ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/r50.83/)
-   [`R50.84` Febrile nonhemolytic transfusion reaction ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/r50.84/)
-   [`R50.9` Fever, unspecified ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/r50.9/)

## Common questions

### Is R50.2 a billable code?

Yes. R50.2 is a billable ICD-10-CM code in the ICD-10-CM FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026) code set.

## From the source

Official description from [CMS](https://www.cms.gov/medicare/coding-billing/icd-10-codes).
ICD-10-CM FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026).

Code set

ICD-10-CM

Category

R50 Fever of other and unknown origin

Chapter

Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings

Billable

Yes

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