R10.9
Billable codeUnspecified abdominal pain
The ICD-10 code for unspecified abdominal pain is R10.9.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This code describes an unspecified presentation. If the medical record documents a more specific detail (e.g. laterality, type, or affected site), a more specific sibling code should be used instead — see Related codes below.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- R10.0Acute abdomen
- R10.1Pain localized to upper abdomennon-billable header
- R10.2Pelvic and perineal painnon-billable header
- R10.3Pain localized to other parts of lower abdomennon-billable header
- R10.8Other abdominal painnon-billable header
- R10.APain localized to flanknon-billable header
- R10.9Unspecified abdominal pain
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 78900Approximate match
Associated MS-DRGs
R10.9 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.
Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.
- DRG 314Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with MCC
- DRG 315Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with CC
- DRG 316Other Circulatory System Diagnoses without CC/MCC
- DRG 391Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders with MCC
- DRG 392Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without MCC