2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R10.13

Approximate Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

• Abdominal discomfort
• Abdominal discomfort
• Abdominal wall pain
• Abdominal wall pain
• Abdominal wall pain
• Burning epigastric pain
• Burning pain
• Central abdominal pain
• Central abdominal pain
• Central abdominal pain
• Epigastric discomfort
• Epigastric pain
• Epigastric pain syndrome
• Finding of general observation of digestion
• Hunger pain
• Indigestion
• Localized abdominal pain
• Localized pain
• Nonulcer dyspepsia
• Pain in abdominal region on palpation
• Pain in epigastric region on palpation

Clinical Information

• Burning Chest Pain|Burning Pain

  the sensation of chest pain described as an intense discomfort, similar to that experience as a result of a thermal burn, distinct from sharp, stabbing or aching, often related to nerves; sometimes used to describe gastric or esophageal pain.

• Burning Pain

  a sensation of intensely hot or searing discomfort.

• Have Shooting or Burning Pain in Fingers or Hands|Did you have shooting or burning pain in your fingers or hands

  a question about whether an individual has or had shooting or burning pain in their fingers or hands.

• Have Shooting or Burning Pain in Toes or Feet|Did you have shooting or burning pain in your toes or feet

  a question about whether an individual has or had shooting or burning pain in their toes or feet.

• MNSI - Burning Pain Legs/Feet|MNSI1-Ever Have Burning Pain Legs/Feet|MNSI1-Ever Have Burning Pain Legs/Feet|MNSI102

  michigan neuropathy screening instrument (mnsi) history; do you ever have any burning pain in your legs and/or feet?

• SF-MPQ-2 - Hot-burning Pain|SFMP2-Hot-burning Pain|SFMP2-Hot-burning Pain|SFMP207

  short-form mcgill pain questionnaire-2 (short form mpq) hot-burning pain.

R10.13 is grouped with Diagnostic Related Groups - MS-DRG Mapping

Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) are a classification system used to group together diagnosis codes for the purpose of reimbursement and healthcare management. DRGs are used to standardize the way hospitals and other providers are paid for inpatient services. In this system patients are grouped together based on their principal diagnosis in areas referred to as Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC). Once a patient is assigned a particular diagnostic category, providers receive a predetermined payment rate for the services rendered. This reimbursement rate is often fixed and is meant to cover the cost of care for that patient. Reimbursement is also affected by the relative weight of a diagnostic related group based on the severity of a patient's illness and the associated cost of care during hospitalization.

Diagnostic related groups encourage healthcare providers to focus on quality and efficiency in patient care while managing costs effectively. The diagnosis code is present in the following groups for version MS-DRG V41.0 applicable from 10/01/2023 through 09/30/2024.

The relative weight of a diagnostic related group determines the reimbursement rate based on the severity of a patient's illness and the associated cost of care during hospitalization.

Convert R10.13 to ICD-9-CM

• ICD-9-CM Code: 789.06 - Abdmnal pain epigastric

Patient Education

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. Nor does mild pain mean a problem is not serious.

Call your health care provider if mild pain lasts a week or more or if you have pain with other symptoms. Get medical help immediately if:

• You have abdominal pain that is sudden and sharp
• You also have pain in your chest, neck or shoulder
• You're vomiting blood or have blood in your stool
• Your abdomen is stiff, hard and tender to touch
• You can't move your bowels, especially if you're also vomiting

Code History

• FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
• FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
• FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
• FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
• FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
• FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
• FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
• FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
• FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.