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R10.8A2

Billable

Left flank tenderness

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

What This Code Means

Tenderness or pain felt on the left side of the abdomen between the ribs and hip bone (left flank area).

Coding Tips

  • •Left flank tenderness may indicate left kidney issues or splenic pathology; correlate with clinical findings
  • •Document whether tenderness is reproducible on examination for clinical significance

Code Hierarchy

└R10Abdominal and pelvic pain└R10.8Other abdominal pain└R10.8AFlank tenderness└R10.8A2Left flank tenderness
└R10.8A2Left flank tenderness

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