icd-10 code for chronic abdominal pain

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What is the ICD 10 diagnosis code for abdominal pain?

Some of the common causes of abdominal pain include the following:

  • Constipation
  • Diarrhea
  • Stomach flu
  • Vomiting
  • Stress
  • Acid reflux
  • Gastroesophageal reflux diseases
  • Lactose intolerance
  • Kidney stones or infections
  • Organ rupture

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Where can one find ICD 10 diagnosis codes?

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What is the ICD 10 diagnosis code for?

The ICD-10-CM is a catalog of diagnosis codes used by medical professionals for medical coding and reporting in health care settings. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) maintain the catalog in the U.S. releasing yearly updates.

How do you code acute exacerbation of chronic abdominal pain?

coding acute and chronic pain

  • 338.0, Central pain syndrome
  • 338.1X, Acute pain
  • 338.2X, Chronic pain
  • 338.3, Neoplasm-related pain (acute) (chronic)
  • 338.4, Chronic pain syndrome
  • 780.96, Generalized pain–used when the site of the pain is not specified General Coding Information Codes in category 338 may be used in conjunction with other codes to provide more ...

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When to use unspecified codes?

The "unspecified" codes should be used when information in the patient's record isn't sufficient to assign a more specific code.

Can you record renal colic with abdominal pain?

Two quick qualifiers: #1: You cannot record the code for renal colic alongside abdominal pain codes. #2: Abdominal pain codes do not cover dorsalgia or flatulence and related conditions , but the codes for these conditions can be used in conjunction with abdominal pain codes. All codes begin with R10 , the general code for abdominal ...

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