R54 Age-related physical debility
Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.
Applicable to
- Frailty
- Old age
- Senescence
- Senile asthenia
- Senile debility
Excludes1 (never code together)
- age-related cognitive decline (R41.81)
- sarcopenia (M62.84)
- senile psychosis (F03.-)
- senility NOS (R41.81)
Applies from R54 Age-related physical debility
Applicable to
- Frailty
- Old age
- Senescence
- Senile asthenia
- Senile debility
Excludes1 (never code together)
- age-related cognitive decline (R41.81)
- sarcopenia (M62.84)
- senile psychosis (F03.-)
- senility NOS (R41.81)
MS-DRG index
Defines the logic of DRG(s) 884 in MDC 19.
Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)
797 Senility without mention of psychosis (approximate)
Medicare Code Edits (MCE v43.1 (April 2026))
Code annotations containing back-references to R54
Back-references to R54
- Type 1 Excludes:
R53.1 Weakness ("age-related weakness (R54)") - Type 1 Excludes:
R53.1 Weakness ("senile asthenia (R54)") - Type 1 Excludes:
R53.2 Functional quadriplegia ("frailty NOS (R54)") - Type 1 Excludes:
R53.8 Other malaise and fatigue ("exhaustion and fatigue due to senile debility (R54)") - Type 1 Excludes:
R53.81 Other malaise ("age-related physical debility (R54)")
Back-references to R54
- Type 1 Excludes:
R53.1 Weakness ("age-related weakness (R54)") - Type 1 Excludes:
R53.1 Weakness ("senile asthenia (R54)") - Type 1 Excludes:
R53.2 Functional quadriplegia ("frailty NOS (R54)") - Type 1 Excludes:
R53.8 Other malaise and fatigue ("exhaustion and fatigue due to senile debility (R54)") - Type 1 Excludes:
R53.81 Other malaise ("age-related physical debility (R54)")
Diagnosis Index entries for R54
- Asthenia, asthenic › senile
- Atrophia › senilis
- Atrophy, atrophic (of) › old age
- Atrophy, atrophic (of) › senile
- Cachexia › old age
- Cachexia › senile
- Catabolism, senile
- Change (s) (in) (of) › senile
- Debility (chronic) (general) (nervous) › old age
- Debility (chronic) (general) (nervous) › senile
- Decay › senile
- Degeneration, degenerative › senile
- Deterioration › senile (simple)
- Dysfunction › senile
- Exhaustion, exhaustive (physical NEC) › old age
- Exhaustion, exhaustive (physical NEC) › senile
- Failure, failed › senile (general)
- Fatigue › senile
- Fibrosis, fibrotic › senile
- Frailty (frail)
- Infirmity › senile
- Marasmus › senile
- Old age (without mention of debility)
- Presbycardia
- Prostration › senile
- Senectus
- Senescence (without mention of psychosis)
- Senile, senility › asthenia
- Senile, senility › debility
- Senile, senility › heart (failure)
- Tremor (s) › senilis
- Weak, weakening, weakness (generalized) › senile
Nearby codes
R54 Age-related physical debility (this code)