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:

  • R10.819 - Abdominal tenderness, unspecified site
  • R10.829 - Rebound abdominal tenderness, unspecified site

Code Classification

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

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.