Heartburn (R12)

• ICD-10 Index

  • 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 - Heartburn BILLABLE CODE

Clinical Information for Heartburn (R12)

Heartburn - Substernal pain or burning sensation, usually associated with regurgitation of gastric juice into the esophagus.

Instructional Notations

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