R11.12 ICD-10-CM Code: Projectile vomiting

R11.12 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for projectile vomiting. Forceful or sudden expulsion of stomach contents with significant velocity, often occurring without warning. R11.12 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).

R11.12 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.

Projectile vomiting in infants may suggest pyloric stenosis; in adults it may indicate increased intracranial pressure or neurological issues.