R10.8A9
BillableFlank tenderness, unspecified
Last updated: FY2026 ICD-10-CM (Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026) | CMS-HCC V28 (100% phase-in, PY2026)
Is R10.8A9 an HCC code?
No. R10.8A9 is a billable ICD-10-CM code but does not map to any HCC category in V28, V24, ESRD, or RxHCC.
This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).
What This Code Means
R10.8A9 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for flank tenderness, unspecified. Tenderness or pain felt on the side of the abdomen (flank area), but the specific side (right or left) is not documented. R10.8A9 sits in the ICD-10-CM chapter for symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (r00-r99), within the section covering symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen (r10-r19).
R10.8A9 is a billable ICD-10-CM code but does not map to a payment HCC under the CMS-HCC V28, V24, ESRD, or RxHCC risk adjustment models. It can be reported on Medicare Advantage encounter data submissions but it does not contribute to a beneficiary's RAF score and therefore does not affect risk-adjusted payments to the plan.
Use this code only when laterality cannot be determined from documentation.
HCC Buddy maintains structured V28 and V24 mapping, RAF weights, and MEAT documentation criteria for R10.8A9 sourced directly from the CMS-HCC risk adjustment model files and the CMS ICD-10-CM code set.
Coding Tips
- •Use this code only when laterality cannot be determined from documentation
- •Query the provider to specify right versus left flank for more precise coding when possible