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# R53.81 Other malaise

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

**Official ICD-10-CM description:** Other malaise

## Coding notes

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

### Also covers

-   Chronic debility
-   Debility NOS
-   General physical deterioration
-   Malaise NOS
-   Nervous debility

### Excludes1

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

-   age-related physical debility (R54)
-   combat exhaustion and fatigue ([F43.0](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/f43.0/))
-   congenital debility (P96.9)
-   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)

## Related codes

-   [`R53.0` Neoplastic (malignant) related fatigue ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/r53.0/)
-   [`R53.1` Weakness ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/r53.1/)
-   [`R53.2` Functional quadriplegia ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/r53.2/)
-   [`R53.82` Chronic fatigue, unspecified ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/r53.82/)
-   [`R53.83` Other fatigue ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/r53.83/)

## Common questions

### Is R53.81 a billable code?

Yes. R53.81 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

R53 Malaise and fatigue

Chapter

Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings

Billable

Yes

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