The ICD-10-CM is a catalog of diagnosis codes used by medical professionals for medical coding and reporting in health care settings. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) maintain the catalog in the U.S. releasing yearly updates.
Weakness
ICD-10-CM Code for Other malaise and fatigue R53. 8.
ICD-10 code R53. 82 for Chronic fatigue, unspecified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified .
ICD-10 Code for Weakness- R53. 1- Codify by AAPC.
R53. 1 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a complicated disorder characterized by extreme fatigue that lasts for at least six months and that can't be fully explained by an underlying medical condition. The fatigue worsens with physical or mental activity, but doesn't improve with rest.
ICD-9 Code Transition: 786.5 Code R07. 9 is the diagnosis code used for Chest Pain, Unspecified. Chest pain may be a symptom of a number of serious disorders and is, in general, considered a medical emergency.
“Weakness” is code 728.87 ICD-9, M62. 81 ICD-10, which is NOT A HCC. “Weakness” is a symptom, whereas “paresis” including monoparesis, hemiparesis and even quadriparesis are diagnoses. Documenting solely to “weakness” does not influence severity or affect risk adjustment.
Generalized weakness means that you feel weak in most areas of your body. Another type of weakness may affect just one muscle or group of muscles. You may feel weak and tired after you have done too much activity, such as taking an extra-long hike. This is not a serious problem. It often goes away on its own.
I69. 354 Hemiplegia and hemiparesis following cerebral infarction affecting left non-dominant side.
Injury to the left side of the brain, which controls language and speaking, can result in right-sided weakness. Left-sided weakness results from injury to the right side of the brain, which controls nonverbal communication and certain behaviors.
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM R53 became effective on October 1, 2021.
The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM R53 became effective on October 1, 2020.
If it is not documented clearly, that can be coded as general fatigue R53.83.
Main types of Fatigue are mental and physical.
Category R53.8 (malaise and fatigue) – There are chances coder may get confused with the term ‘malaise’. Both malaise and fatigue are common type of symptoms of a disease. Extreme tiredness is termed as fatigue and feeling of discomfort is termed as malaise. Both codes come under same category R53.8
Mental fatigue – Here the person is unable to concentrate in anything and feels the brain is not working at all.
Can fatigue be coded primary – Fatigue should not be coded primary when a related definitive diagnosis is mentioned.
All of us feel tired sometimes, but tiredness will go away after taking rest or after a good sleep. The term fatigue is not just tiredness, it is more than that.