R53.8

ICD-10Non-billable category

Other malaise and fatigue

Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)

Other malaise and fatigue

R53.8 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.

Excludes1

Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.

  • combat exhaustion and fatigue (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)

ICD-10-CM FY2026 defines 3 codes beneath R53.8. See the ICD-10-CM index for what this site publishes.

Related codes in R53

Where this code sits

Parent code
R53

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Source

ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.

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