R10.0
BillableAcute abdomen
Acute abdomen
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Severe abdominal pain (generalized) (with abdominal rigidity)
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
- renal colic (N23)
- abdominal rigidity NOS (R19.3)
- generalized abdominal pain NOS (R10.84)
- localized abdominal pain (R10.1-R10.3-)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- abnormal findings on antenatal screening of mother (O28.-)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- signs and symptoms classified in the body system chapters
- signs and symptoms of breast (N63, N64.5)
- congenital or infantile pylorospasm (Q40.0)
- gastrointestinal hemorrhage (K92.0-K92.2)
- intestinal obstruction (K56.-)
- newborn gastrointestinal hemorrhage (P54.0-P54.3)
- newborn intestinal obstruction (P76.-)
- pylorospasm (K31.3)
- signs and symptoms involving the urinary system (R30-R39)
- symptoms referable to female genital organs (N94.-)
- symptoms referable to male genital organs (N48-N50)
- dorsalgia (M54.-)
- flatulence and related conditions (R14.-)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
UMLS
- Abdomen, AcuteC0000727
- Abdomens, AcuteC0000727
- Abdominal syndrome acuteC0000727
- Acute AbdomenC0000727
- Acute AbdomensC0000727
- Acute abdomenC0000727
- Acute abdomen (disorder)C0000727
- Acute abdominal painC0000727
- Acute abdominal pain syndromeC0000727
- Surgical abdomenC0000727
- Syndrome abdominal acuteC0000727
- abdomen acuteC0000727
- acute abdomenC0000727
- acute abdominal syndromeC0000727
- surgical abdomenC0000727
- Severe abdominal pain (generalized) (with abdominal rigidity)C2910387
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for acute abdomen?
The ICD-10-CM code for acute abdomen is R10.0. The full clinical description is "Acute abdomen". R10.0 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code R10.0 mean?
ICD-10-CM code R10.0 represents "Acute abdomen". It is classified under Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is R10.0 a billable code?
Yes, R10.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is R10.0 in?
R10.0 is in Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (codes R00-R99).
What codes cannot be used with R10.0?
R10.0 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: renal colic (N23); abdominal rigidity NOS (R19.3); generalized abdominal pain NOS (R10.84); and 1 more.
What SNOMED CT codes does R10.0 map to?
R10.0 maps to 4 SNOMED CT concepts: 9209005, 116290004, 439469002, 271858001. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for R10.0?
R10.0 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0000727, C2910387. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.