Coding notes
From the ICD-10-CM FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026) tabular list. Notes on a parent code or category apply here too.
Also covers
- Colic NOS
- Infantile colic
Excludes1
Not coded together with this code. The exception is when the two conditions are unrelated to each other.
- colic in adult and child over 12 months old (R10.84)
- renal colic (N23)
Excludes2
Not part of this code, but both can be coded when both are documented.
- costovertebral (angle) tenderness (R39.85)
- dorsalgia (M54.-)
- flatulence and related conditions (R14.-)
- congenital or infantile pylorospasm (Q40.0)
- gastrointestinal hemorrhage (K92.0-K92.2)
- intestinal obstruction (K56.-)
- newborn gastrointestinal hemorrhage (P54.0-P54.3)
- newborn intestinal obstruction (P76.-)
- pylorospasm (K31.3)
- signs and symptoms involving the urinary system (R30-R39)
- symptoms referable to female genital organs (N94.-)
- symptoms referable to male genital organs (N48-N50)
Related codes
R10.825Periumbilic rebound abdominal tenderness ICD-10-CMR10.826Epigastric rebound abdominal tenderness ICD-10-CMR10.827Generalized rebound abdominal tenderness ICD-10-CMR10.829Rebound abdominal tenderness, unspecified site ICD-10-CMR10.84Generalized abdominal pain ICD-10-CMR10.85Abdominal pain of multiple sites ICD-10-CMR10.8A1Right flank tenderness ICD-10-CMR10.8A2Left flank tenderness ICD-10-CM
Common questions
Is R10.83 a billable code?
Yes. R10.83 is a billable ICD-10-CM code in the ICD-10-CM FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026) code set.