ICD-9 Code 789.64

Abdominal tenderness, left lower quadrant

Not Valid for Submission

789.64 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of abdominal tenderness, left lower quadrant. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.

ICD-9: 789.64
Short Description:Abdmnal tndr lt lwr quad
Long Description:Abdominal tenderness, left lower quadrant

Convert 789.64 to ICD-10

The following crosswalk between ICD-9 to ICD-10 is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:

  • R10.814 - Left lower quadrant abdominal tenderness
  • R10.824 - Left lower quadrant rebound abdominal tenderness

Code Classification

  • Symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions (780–799)
    • Symptoms (780-789)
      • 789 Other symptoms involving abdomen and pelvis

Information for Medical Professionals

ICD-9 Footnotes

General Equivalence Map Definitions
The ICD-9 and ICD-10 GEMs are used to facilitate linking between the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM and the new ICD-10-CM code set. The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.

  • Approximate Flag - The approximate flag is on, indicating that the relationship between the code in the source system and the code in the target system is an approximate equivalent.
  • No Map Flag - The no map flag indicates that a code in the source system is not linked to any code in the target system.
  • Combination Flag - The combination flag indicates that more than one code in the target system is required to satisfy the full equivalent meaning of a code in the source system.