R14.0 — Abdominal distension (gaseous)
Is R14.0 billable?
Yes — R14.0 is billable for FY2027. R14.0 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. R14.0 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
R14.0 at a glance
| Code | R14.0 |
|---|---|
| Description | Abdominal distension (gaseous) |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does R14.0 group to?
R14.0 sits in MDC 06 and helps define the logic of 2 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 391Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders with MCCmedical
- 392Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without MCCmedical
How is R14.0 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to R14.0. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Bloating
- Tympanism
- Tympanites (abdominal) (intestinal)
- Distension, distention › abdomen
- Excess, excessive, excessively › gas
- Gas › excessive
- Gas › on stomach
- Tympany › abdomen
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to R14.0.
- Bloating
- Tympanites (abdominal) (intestinal)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from R14
The conditions below can never be reported together with R14.0 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- psychogenic aerophagy (F45.8)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 18
The conditions below are not part of R14.0, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, R14.0 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from R10-R19
The conditions below are not part of R14.0, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, R14.0 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)
How long has R14.0 existed?
R14.0 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.