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R10.811

Billable

Right upper quadrant abdominal tenderness

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

What This Code Means

Tenderness to touch or palpation in the right upper portion of the abdomen.

Coding Tips

  • •This code indicates physical examination findings (tenderness) rather than patient-reported pain; use appropriate code from R10.1x series for pain
  • •Document the clinical context and any guarding or rebound tenderness that may suggest peritoneal irritation

Code Hierarchy

└R10Abdominal and pelvic pain└R10.8Other abdominal pain└R10.81Abdominal tenderness└R10.811Right upper quadrant abdominal tenderness
└R10.811Right upper quadrant abdominal tenderness

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