ICD Code R68.83
ICD code R68.83 is used to identify and classify cases of chills without fever for accurate healthcare documentation and reporting.
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What is ICD diagnosis code R68.83
ICD code R68.83 is chills without fever.
When to use ICD code R68.83
1. Patient presents with chills or shivering episodes.
2. No documented or reported fever is present during the clinical encounter.
3. Chills are not attributable to an acute infectious process with fever.
4. Chills are not explained by environmental exposure (e.g., cold weather).
5. Chills are not associated with rigors or other systemic symptoms indicative of a specific diagnosis.
6. No alternative diagnosis better explains the symptom of chills without fever.
Billable CPT codes for ICD code R68.83
Relevant CPT codes that may be used to treat ICD code R68.83 include:
- 99202–99215 (Office or other outpatient evaluation and management services)
- 93000 (Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; with interpretation and report)
- 36415 (Collection of venous blood by venipuncture)
- 80050 (General health panel)
- 80053 (Comprehensive metabolic panel)
- 81001, 81002 (Urinalysis)
- 87086 (Urine culture, bacterial; quantitative, colony count)
- 87880 (Strep A testing, if indicated)
- 99281–99285 (Emergency department visit, if applicable)
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