ICD-10-CM Code R56.0
Febrile convulsions
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code R56.0 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the two child codes of R56.0 that describes the diagnosis 'febrile convulsions' in more detail.
- R56.0 Febrile convulsions NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE R56.00 Simple febrile convulsions
- BILLABLE R56.01 Complex febrile convulsions
The ICD code R560 is used to code Febrile seizure
A febrile seizure, also known as a fever fit or febrile convulsion, is a seizure associated with a high body temperature but without any serious underlying health issue. They most commonly occur in children between the ages of 6 months and 5 years. Most seizures are less than five minutes in duration and the child is completely back to normal within sixty minutes of the event.
| Specialty: | Emergency Medicine, Neurology |
| MeSH Code: | D003294 |
| ICD 9 Code: | 780.31 |
An analog medical thermometer showing a temperature of 38.8 °C or 101.8 °F
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'R56.0 - Febrile convulsions'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code R56.0. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: R56 - Convulsions, not elsewhere classified