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R10.0

Billable

Acute abdomen

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

Sudden onset severe abdominal pain that requires urgent evaluation, often indicating a serious abdominal condition.

Coding Tips

  • •Use this code for acute presentations requiring emergency assessment
  • •Document the onset, severity, and any associated symptoms like vomiting or fever

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

  • abdominal rigidity NOS (R19.3)
  • generalized abdominal pain NOS (R10.84)
  • localized abdominal pain (R10.1-R10.3-)

Code Hierarchy

└R10Abdominal and pelvic pain└R10.0Acute abdomen
└R10.0Acute abdomen

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