Is R39.85 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. R39.85 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does R39.85 sit in the tabular list?

Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99), in the block Symptoms and signs involving the genitourinary system (R30-R39).

R39.85

R39.85 — Costovertebral (angle) tenderness

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

R39.85 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for costovertebral (angle) tenderness. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes2 — not included here, but may coexist

The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.

abdominal and pelvic pain (R10.-)

Risk adjustment

R39.85 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code to one of these instead R39.85

4 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share R39.8. If R39.85 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about R39.85

Is R39.85 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. R39.85 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does R39.85 sit in the tabular list?: Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99), in the block Symptoms and signs involving the genitourinary system (R30-R39).