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R10.9

R10.9: Unspecified abdominal pain

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

R10.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for unspecified abdominal pain. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check R10.9 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above R10.9

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on R10: Abdominal and pelvic pain

  • renal colic (N23)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above R10.9

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on R10: Abdominal and pelvic pain

  • costovertebral (angle) tenderness (R39.85)
  • dorsalgia (M54.-)
  • flatulence and related conditions (R14.-)

Other codes that can never be billed with R10.9

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

R10.9 is named in 11 Medicare coverage policies: 11 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A55336Billing and Coding: Retroperitoneal Ultrasound
  • A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
  • A56456Billing and Coding: Colonoscopy/Sigmoidoscopy/Proctosigmoidoscopy
  • A56580Billing and Coding: Computerized Axial Tomography (CT), Thorax

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Pain›abdominal

The condition this code belongs to

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under R10

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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