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R10.12

Billable

Left upper quadrant pain

Left upper quadrant pain

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

R10-R19

Parent Code

R10.1

Coding Notes

Excludes 1

Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)

  • renal colic (N23)

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the ICD-10 code for left upper quadrant pain?

The ICD-10-CM code for left upper quadrant pain is R10.12. The full clinical description is "Left upper quadrant pain". R10.12 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.

What does ICD-10 code R10.12 mean?

ICD-10-CM code R10.12 represents "Left upper quadrant pain". 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 R10.12 a billable code?

Yes, R10.12 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is R10.12 in?

R10.12 is in Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (codes R00-R99).

What codes cannot be used with R10.12?

R10.12 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: renal colic (N23).

What SNOMED CT codes does R10.12 map to?

R10.12 maps to 6 SNOMED CT concepts: 271853005, 301368006, 285387005, 162047006, 301715003, and 1 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for R10.12?

R10.12 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0238552. 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.