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R39.853

R39.853: Costovertebral (angle) tenderness, bilateral

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMbilateral

R39.853 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for costovertebral (angle) tenderness, bilateral. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes2 inherited from the categories above R39.853

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

Written on R39.85: Costovertebral (angle) tenderness

  • abdominal and pelvic pain (R10.-)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

R39.853 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A56805Billing and Coding: Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA)

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Tenderness, abdominal›costovertebral›bilateral

Code history

  • addedFY2024-FY2027

    Costovertebral (angle) tenderness, bilateral

Other codes under R39.85

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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