R14.0
R14.0: Abdominal distension (gaseous)
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
R14.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for abdominal distension (gaseous). It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check R14.0 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Bloating
- Tympanites (abdominal) (intestinal)
Other codes that can never be billed with R14.0
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- R19.0Intra-abdominal and pelvic swelling, mass and lump
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
R14.0 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
- A57063Billing and Coding: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Bloating
- Tympanism
- Tympanites(abdominal) (intestinal)
- Distension, distention›abdomen
- Excess, excessive, excessively›gas
- Gas›excessive
- Gas›on stomach
- Tympany›abdomen
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.