R10.83
R10.83: Colic
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
R10.83 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for colic. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check R10.83 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
- colic in adult and child over 12 months old (R10.84)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Colic NOS
- Infantile colic
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above R10.83
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above R10.83
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with R10.83
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
R10.83 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies: 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
- A56456Billing and Coding: Colonoscopy/Sigmoidoscopy/Proctosigmoidoscopy
- A56632Billing and Coding: Colonoscopy/Sigmoidoscopy/Proctosigmoidoscopy
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Colic(bilious) (infantile) (intestinal) (recurrent) (spasmodic)
- Colic›abdomen
- Cramp›colic
- Pain›abdominal›colic
The condition this code belongs to
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.