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R10.8A3

Billable

Suprapubic 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 in the area just above the pubic bone in the lower central abdomen.

Coding Tips

  • •Suprapubic tenderness may suggest bladder, prostate, or gynecological pathology depending on patient gender
  • •Correlate with urinalysis and imaging findings to identify underlying causes

Code Hierarchy

└R10Abdominal and pelvic pain└R10.8Other abdominal pain└R10.8AFlank tenderness└R10.8A3Suprapubic tenderness
└R10.8A3Suprapubic tenderness

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