R10.822
R10.822: Left upper quadrant rebound abdominal tenderness
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMleft
R10.822 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for left upper quadrant rebound abdominal tenderness. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check R10.822 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1 inherited from the categories above R10.822
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above R10.822
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Written on R10.82: Rebound abdominal tenderness
Other codes that can never be billed with R10.822
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- R52Pain, unspecified
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
R10.822 is named in 7 Medicare coverage policies: 7 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
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Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Tenderness, abdominal›rebound›left upper quadrant
The condition this code belongs to
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under R10.82
- R10.821Right 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