ICD-9 Code 789.69
Abdominal tenderness, other specified site
Not Valid for Submission
789.69 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of abdominal tenderness, other specified site. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.
ICD-9: | 789.69 |
Short Description: | Abdmnal tndr oth spcf st |
Long Description: | Abdominal tenderness, other specified site |
Convert 789.69 to ICD-10
The following crosswalk between ICD-9 to ICD-10 is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:
Code Classification
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Symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions (780–799)
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Symptoms (780-789)
- 789 Other symptoms involving abdomen and pelvis
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Symptoms (780-789)
Information for Medical Professionals
Synonyms
- On examination - rebound - hypogastrium
- On examination - rebound - left lumbar
- On examination - rebound - right lumbar
- Rebound tenderness of central region
- Rebound tenderness of hypogastrium
- Tenderness of central region
- Tenderness of hypogastrium
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.