2026 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R14Flatulence and related conditions

ICD-10-CM Codes›R00–R99›R10-R19›R14

ICD-10-CM R14
CMSSource: CMS FY 2026 ICD-10-CM dataset · Effective Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026

R14 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code for flatulence and related conditions, so it cannot be submitted on claims. Use a more specific code from this category instead, such as R14.0, R14.1, R14.2, and R14.3. 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
R14
Billable Status
No — Non-Billable Category
Code Describes
Flatulence and related conditions
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
CategoryR14Flatulence and related conditions
This CodeR14Flatulence and related conditions

Specific Coding for Flatulence and related conditionsOverview

Non-specific codes like R14 require more characters. Use one of these billable codes instead:

  • Use R14.0 for Abdominal distension (gaseous)

  • Use R14.1 for Gas pain

  • Use R14.2 for Eructation

  • Use R14.3 for Flatulence

Tabular List NotesGuidance

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

Type 1 Excludes

  • psychogenic aerophagy F45.8

Patient EducationClinical

Gas

Everyone has gas. Most people pass gas 13 to 21 times a day. Passing gas through the mouth is called belching or burping. Passing gas through the anus is called flatulence. Most of the time gas does not have an odor. The odor comes from bacteria in the large intestine that release small amounts of gases that contain sulfur.

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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 R14Overview

Is R14 (Flatulence and related conditions) a billable code?

No. This is a category header that groups the codes for flatulence and related conditions, and headers cannot be submitted on claims. Claims for flatulence and related conditions need a more specific code from this category, such as R14.0, R14.1, and R14.2.

Can R14 be a principal diagnosis?

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