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R10.823

Billable

Right lower quadrant rebound abdominal tenderness

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

What This Code Means

Pain that returns or worsens when pressure is released from the right lower abdomen, suggesting possible internal inflammation.

Coding Tips

  • •Right lower quadrant rebound is classically associated with appendicitis
  • •Document McBurney's point tenderness or other specific findings if present

Code Hierarchy

└R10Abdominal and pelvic pain└R10.8Other abdominal pain└R10.82Rebound abdominal tenderness└R10.823Right lower quadrant rebound abdominal tenderness
└R10.823Right lower quadrant rebound abdominal tenderness

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