R10.8A1
R10.8A1: Right flank tenderness
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMright
R10.8A1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for right flank tenderness. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check R10.8A1 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1 inherited from the categories above R10.8A1
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above R10.8A1
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with R10.8A1
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
R10.8A1 is named in 5 Medicare coverage policies: 5 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A55028Billing and Coding: Lab: Bladder/Urothelial Tumor Markers
- A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
- A56580Billing and Coding: Computerized Axial Tomography (CT), Thorax
- A56632Billing and Coding: Colonoscopy/Sigmoidoscopy/Proctosigmoidoscopy
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Tenderness, abdominal›flank›right
The condition this code belongs to
Code history
- addedFY2024-FY2027
Right flank tenderness