2026 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R10Abdominal and pelvic pain

ICD-10-CM Codes›R00–R99›R10-R19›R10

ICD-10-CM R10
CMSSource: CMS FY 2026 ICD-10-CM dataset · Effective Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026

R10 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code for abdominal and pelvic pain, so it cannot be submitted on claims. Use a more specific code from this category instead, such as R10.0, R10.10, R10.11, and R10.12. As a symptom code, it should not be used as a principal diagnosis once a related definitive diagnosis has been established.

Code Identity

ICD-10-CM Code
R10
Billable Status
No — Non-Billable Category
Code Describes
Abdominal and pelvic pain
Chapter
R10-R19
Symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen

Code Classification

ChapterR00–R99Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
SectionR10-R19Symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen
CategoryR10Abdominal and pelvic pain
This CodeR10Abdominal and pelvic pain

Specific Coding for Abdominal and pelvic painOverview

Non-specific codes like R10 require more characters. Use one of these billable codes instead:

  • Use R10.0 for Acute abdomen

  • R10.1 for Pain localized to upper abdomen

  • Use R10.10 for Upper abdominal pain, unspecified

  • Use R10.11 for Right upper quadrant pain

  • Use R10.12 for Left upper quadrant pain

  • Use R10.13 for Epigastric pain

  • R10.2 for Pelvic and perineal pain

  • Use R10.20 for Pelvic and perineal pain unspecified side

  • Use R10.21 for Pelvic and perineal pain right side

  • Use R10.22 for Pelvic and perineal pain left side

  • Use R10.23 for Pelvic and perineal pain bilateral

  • Use R10.24 for Suprapubic pain

  • R10.3 for Pain localized to other parts of lower abdomen

  • Use R10.30 for Lower abdominal pain, unspecified

  • Use R10.31 for Right lower quadrant pain

  • Use R10.32 for Left lower quadrant pain

  • Use R10.33 for Periumbilical pain

  • R10.8 for Other abdominal pain

  • R10.81 for Abdominal tenderness

  • R10.82 for Rebound abdominal tenderness

  • Use R10.83 for Colic

  • Use R10.84 for Generalized abdominal pain

  • Use R10.85 for Abdominal pain of multiple sites

  • R10.8A for Flank tenderness

  • Use R10.9 for Unspecified abdominal pain

  • R10.A for Pain localized to flank

  • Use R10.A0 for Flank pain, unspecified side

  • Use R10.A1 for Flank pain, right side

  • Use R10.A2 for Flank pain, left side

  • Use R10.A3 for Flank pain, bilateral

Tabular List NotesGuidance

Coding notes and annotation back-references applicable to this code.

Type 1 Excludes

  • renal colic N23

Type 2 Excludes

  • costovertebral angle tenderness R39.85
  • dorsalgia M54
  • flatulence and related conditions R14

Patient EducationClinical

Abdominal Pain

Your abdomen extends from below your chest to your groin. Some people call it the stomach, but your abdomen contains many other important organs. Pain in the abdomen can come from any one of them. The pain may start somewhere else, such as your chest. Severe pain doesn't always mean a serious problem.

Read the full article at MedlinePlus

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Code HistoryHistory

FY 2016AddedAdded to the ICD-10-CM code setEffective October 1, 2015, the first year of ICD-10-CM.
FY 2017–2025No changes
FY 2026CurrentCurrent code set, no changesEffective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.

Questions About R10Overview

Is R10 (Abdominal and pelvic pain) a billable code?

No. This is a category header that groups the codes for abdominal and pelvic pain, and headers cannot be submitted on claims. Claims for abdominal and pelvic pain need a more specific code from this category, such as R10.0, R10.10, and R10.11.

Can R10 be a principal diagnosis?

Use it with care. This is a symptom code, so once a definitive diagnosis explaining the abdominal and pelvic pain is established, that condition takes the principal position instead.