Version 2024
No Valid Principal Dx

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R12

Heartburn

ICD-10-CM Code:
R12
ICD-10 Code for:
Heartburn
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
Chronic Condition Indicator: [1]
Not chronic
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Code Classification

  • Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
    (R00–R99)
    • Symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen
      (R10-R19)
      • Heartburn
        (R12)

R12 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of heartburn. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

According to ICD-10-CM guidelines this code should not to be used as a principal diagnosis code when a related definitive diagnosis has been established.

Approximate Synonyms

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

  • Burning pain
  • Burning pain
  • Digestive system reflux
  • Digestive system reflux
  • Digestive system reflux
  • Esophageal reflux finding
  • Esophageal reflux finding
  • Esophageal reflux finding
  • Finding of esophageal function
  • Finding of esophageal function
  • Finding of esophageal function
  • Functional heartburn
  • Heartburn
  • Pain in esophagus
  • Pain in esophagus
  • Waterbrash

Clinical Classification

Clinical Information

  • Heartburn

    substernal pain or burning sensation, usually associated with regurgitation of gastric juice into the esophagus.
  • 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.

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

The following annotation back-references are applicable to this diagnosis code. The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10-CM codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more.


Type 1 Excludes

Type 1 Excludes
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
  • dyspepsia NOS R10.13
  • functional dyspepsia K30

Index to Diseases and Injuries References

The following annotation back-references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index. The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10-CM code(s).

Convert R12 to ICD-9-CM

  • ICD-9-CM Code: 787.1 - Heartburn

Patient Education


Heartburn

Heartburn is a painful burning feeling in your chest or throat. It happens when stomach acid backs up into your esophagus, the tube that carries food from your mouth to your stomach.

If you have heartburn more than twice a week, you may have GERD. But you can have GERD without having heartburn.

Pregnancy, certain foods, alcohol, and some medications can bring on heartburn. Treating heartburn is important because over time reflux can damage the esophagus.

Over-the-counter medicines may help. If the heartburn continues, you may need prescription medicines or surgery.

If you have other symptoms such as crushing chest pain, it could be a heart attack. Get help immediately.


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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.

Footnotes

[1] Not chronic - A diagnosis code that does not fit the criteria for chronic condition (duration, ongoing medical treatment, and limitations) is considered not chronic. Some codes designated as not chronic are acute conditions. Other diagnosis codes that indicate a possible chronic condition, but for which the duration of the illness is not specified in the code description (i.e., we do not know the condition has lasted 12 months or longer) also are considered not chronic.