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R10.813

Billable

Right lower 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 lower portion of the abdomen.

Coding Tips

  • •This examination finding code is distinct from pain codes; use when tenderness is elicited on physical examination
  • •Often documented in appendicitis workup; note McBurney's point tenderness or rebound tenderness if present

Code Hierarchy

└R10Abdominal and pelvic pain└R10.8Other abdominal pain└R10.81Abdominal tenderness└R10.813Right lower quadrant abdominal tenderness
└R10.813Right lower quadrant abdominal tenderness

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