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R11

Non-billable

Nausea and vomiting

Nausea and vomiting

This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.

Status

Non-billable / Header

Block

R10-R19

Child Codes

3

Coding Notes

Excludes 1

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

  • cyclical vomiting associated with migraine (G43.A-)
  • excessive vomiting in pregnancy (O21.-)
  • hematemesis (K92.0)
  • neonatal hematemesis (P54.0)
  • newborn vomiting (P92.0-)
  • psychogenic vomiting (F50.89)
  • vomiting associated with bulimia nervosa (F50.2-)
  • vomiting following gastrointestinal surgery (K91.0)

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)

Child Codes (3)

R11.0

Nausea

BillableR11.1

Vomiting

R11.2

Nausea with vomiting, unspecified

Billable

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

UMLS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code R11?

ICD-10-CM code R11 represents "Nausea and vomiting". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

Is R11 a billable code?

No, R11 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 3 child codes under R11.

What chapter is R11 in?

R11 is in Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (codes R00-R99).

What codes cannot be used with R11?

R11 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: cyclical vomiting associated with migraine (G43.A-); excessive vomiting in pregnancy (O21.-); hematemesis (K92.0); and 5 more.

What are the subcategories under R11?

R11 has 3 child codes, including: R11.0 (Nausea), R11.1 (Vomiting), R11.2 (Nausea with vomiting, unspecified).

What are the UMLS CUIs for R11?

R11 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0027498. 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.