R10 — Abdominal and pelvic pain
Is R10 billable?
No — R10 is a non-billable header code. R10 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 42 billable codes beneath R10.
Billable codes under this header
- R10.0Acute abdomen
- R10.9Unspecified abdominal pain
- R10.10Upper abdominal pain, unspecified
- R10.11Right upper quadrant pain
- R10.12Left upper quadrant pain
- R10.13Epigastric pain
- R10.20Pelvic and perineal pain unspecified side
- R10.21Pelvic and perineal pain right side
- R10.22Pelvic and perineal pain left side
- R10.23Pelvic and perineal pain bilateral
- R10.24Suprapubic pain
- R10.30Lower abdominal pain, unspecified
- R10.31Right lower quadrant pain
- R10.32Left lower quadrant pain
- R10.33Periumbilical pain
- R10.83Colic
- R10.84Generalized abdominal pain
- R10.85Abdominal pain of multiple sites
- R10.A0Flank pain, unspecified side
- R10.A1Flank pain, right side
- R10.A2Flank pain, left side
- R10.A3Flank pain, bilateral
- R10.811Right upper quadrant abdominal tenderness
- R10.812Left upper quadrant abdominal tenderness
- R10.813Right lower quadrant abdominal tenderness
- R10.814Left lower quadrant abdominal tenderness
- R10.815Periumbilic abdominal tenderness
- R10.816Epigastric abdominal tenderness
- R10.817Generalized abdominal tenderness
- R10.819Abdominal tenderness, unspecified site
- R10.821Right upper quadrant rebound abdominal tenderness
- R10.822Left upper quadrant rebound abdominal tenderness
- R10.823Right lower quadrant rebound abdominal tenderness
- R10.824Left lower quadrant rebound abdominal tenderness
- R10.825Periumbilic rebound abdominal tenderness
- R10.826Epigastric rebound abdominal tenderness
- R10.827Generalized rebound abdominal tenderness
- R10.829Rebound abdominal tenderness, unspecified site
- R10.8A1Right flank tenderness
- R10.8A2Left flank tenderness
- R10.8A3Suprapubic tenderness
- R10.8A9Flank tenderness, unspecified
R10 at a glance
| Code | R10 |
|---|---|
| Description | Abdominal and pelvic pain |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with R10 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- renal colic (N23)
Excludes2 — not included here
The conditions below are not part of R10, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, R10 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 18
The conditions below are not part of R10, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, R10 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from R10-R19
The conditions below are not part of R10, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, R10 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- congenital or infantile pylorospasm (Q40.0)
- gastrointestinal hemorrhage (K92.0-K92.2)
- intestinal obstruction (K56.-)
- newborn gastrointestinal hemorrhage (P54.0-P54.3)
- newborn intestinal obstruction (P76.-)
- pylorospasm (K31.3)
- signs and symptoms involving the urinary system (R30-R39)
- symptoms referable to female genital organs (N94.-)
- symptoms referable to male genital organs (N48-N50)
What codes fall under R10? (7)
How long has R10 existed?
R10 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
Which codes are confused with R10?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with R10 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.