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R10.812

Billable

Left 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 left upper portion of the abdomen.

Coding Tips

  • •Distinguish between tenderness (examination finding) and pain (patient symptom); use R10.812 for palpation findings only
  • •Document severity and whether tenderness is localized or diffuse across the left upper quadrant

Code Hierarchy

└R10Abdominal and pelvic pain└R10.8Other abdominal pain└R10.81Abdominal tenderness└R10.812Left upper quadrant abdominal tenderness
└R10.812Left upper quadrant abdominal tenderness

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