R39.85
Header — not billableCostovertebral (angle) tenderness
The ICD-10 code for costovertebral (angle) tenderness is R39.85.
R39.85 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
- abdominal and pelvic pain (R10.-)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •Laterality-specific codes exist for this condition — confirm the affected side is documented.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- R39.81Functional urinary incontinence
- R39.82Chronic bladder pain
- R39.83Unilateral non-palpable testicle
- R39.84Bilateral non-palpable testicles
- R39.89Other symptoms and signs involving the genitourinary system
- R39.85Costovertebral (angle) tendernessnon-billable header