A 52-year-old female presents to the clinic with severe epigastric abdominal pain associated with nausea and vomiting. She rates the pain as 7-8/10 on the pain scale. She describes the pain as constant. The patient reports eating fried Turkey at her friend’s birthday party, 3 days ago.
Year end is round the corner and with festivals and celebrations lined up, one of the common symptoms that you will come across in the medical records will be “Abdominal pain”.
Abdominal and pelvic pain R10- 1 dorsalgia (#N#ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M54#N#M54 Dorsalgia#N#M54.0 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and ba...#N#M54.00 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and ba...#N#M54.01 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and ba...#N#M54.02 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and ba...#N#M54.03 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and ba...#N#M54.04 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and ba...#N#M54.05 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and ba...#N#M54.06 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and ba...#N#M54.07 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and ba...#N#M54.08 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and ba...#N#M54.09 Panniculitis affecting regions, neck and back...#N#M54.1 Radiculopathy#N#M54.10 …… site unspecified#N#M54.11 …… occipito-atlanto-axial region#N#M54.12 …… cervical region#N#M54.13 …… cervicothoracic region#N#M54.14 …… thoracic region#N#M54.15 …… thoracolumbar region#N#M54.16 …… lumbar region#N#M54.17 …… lumbosacral region#N#M54.18 Radiculopathy, sacral and sacrococcygeal regi...#N#M54.2 Cervicalgia#N#M54.3 Sciatica#N#M54.30 …… unspecified side#N#M54.31 …… right side#N#M54.32 …… left side#N#M54.4 Lumbago with sciatica#N#M54.40 …… unspecified side#N#M54.41 …… right side#N#M54.42 …… left side#N#M54.5 Low back pain#N#M54.6 Pain in thoracic spine#N#M54.8 Other dorsalgia#N#M54.81 Occipital neuralgia#N#M54.89 Other dorsalgia#N#M54.9 Dorsalgia, unspecified#N#M54.-) 2 flatulence and related conditions (#N#ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R14#N#R14 Flatulence and related conditions#N#R14.0 Abdominal distension (gaseous)#N#R14.1 Gas pain#N#R14.2 Eructation#N#R14.3 Flatulence#N#R14.-)
A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition. A type 2 excludes note represents "not included here". A type 2 excludes note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition it is excluded from but a patient may have both ...
R10.9 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of unspecified abdominal pain. The code R10.9 is valid during the fiscal year 2021 from October 01, 2020 through September 30, 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.#N#The ICD-10-CM code R10.9 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like abdominal discomfort, abdominal pain, abdominal pain - cause unknown, abdominal pain in early pregnancy, abdominal pain in pregnancy , abdominal pain through to back, etc.#N#The code is commonly used in family practice, internal medicine , pediatrics medical specialties to specify clinical concepts such as abdominal pain.#N#Unspecified diagnosis codes like R10.9 are acceptable when clinical information is unknown or not available about a particular condition. Although a more specific code is preferable, unspecified codes should be used when such codes most accurately reflect what is known about a patient's condition. Specific diagnosis codes should not be used if not supported by the patient's medical record.
Your abdomen extends from below your chest to your groin. Some people call it the stomach, but your abdomen contains many other important organs. Pain in the abdomen can come from any one of them. The pain may start somewhere else, such as your chest. Severe pain doesn't always mean a serious problem. Nor does mild pain mean a problem is not serious.
Pain in the abdomen can come from any one of them. The pain may start somewhere else, such as your chest. Severe pain doesn't always mean a serious problem. Nor does mild pain mean a problem is not serious. Call your health care provider if mild pain lasts a week or more or if you have pain with other symptoms.
The pain may start somewhere else, such as your chest. Severe pain doesn't always mean a serious problem. Nor does mild pain mean a problem is not serious. Call your health care provider if mild pain lasts a week or more or if you have pain with other symptoms. Get medical help immediately if.
Although a more specific code is preferable, unspecified codes should be used when such codes most accurately reflect what is known about a patient's condition. Specific diagnosis codes should not be used if not supported by the patient's medical record.
The General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) crosswalk indicates an approximate mapping between the ICD-10 code R10.9 its ICD-9 equivalent. The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 code and the ICD-9 code and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.
Abdominal pain, also known as stomach pain or stomachache, is a common symptom associated with both temporary, non-serious disorders and more serious conditions.
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code R10.8. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.