Pain in the lower left abdomen has different possible causes than pain in the lower right. Abdominal pain in the left is commonly caused by constipation or gas that causes brief pain in the digestive tract. Sharp pains may be due to kidney stones or breakthrough of the weak parts of the abdominal wall, a.k.a. hernia. In women, menstruation or ovarian cysts can also cause pain in the lower left.
The various causes of lower left and right abdominal pain include the following:
Other common causes of lower abdominal pain
The lower left side of your abdomen is home to the last part of your colon, and for some, the left ovary in those who have them. Minor pain in this area is usually nothing to worry about. It may clear up on its own in a day or so. If you have pain related to an accident or injury, call 911 or local emergency services right away.
ICD-10 code R10. 32 for Left lower quadrant pain is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified .
ICD-10-CM Code for Lower abdominal pain, unspecified R10. 30.
32: Left lower quadrant pain.
Abdominal pain diagnosis General: possibly appendicitis, urinary tract infection, Crohn's disease or irritable bowel syndrome. Lower abdomen: possibly appendicitis, ectopic pregnancy, diverticulitis or inflammation of the fallopian tubes (salpingitis)
9: Fever, unspecified.
Crampy pain may be due to gas, indigestion, inflammation or infection, or it may result from menstrual cramps, endometriosis, or pelvic inflammatory disease in women. Severe pain that comes in waves may be caused by kidney stones. Trauma to the body wall, hernias, and shingles can also cause left lower quadrant pain.
If “flank pain” is all you have to work with from the documentation, then R10. 9 is the code to use.