R10.81
⚠ Non-billable (Header)Abdominal tenderness
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
⚠️ This is a category header code — not billable. Use a more specific child code below.
Also Known As
Abdominal tenderness NOS
⚠️ Excludes2
directMay be coded together if both conditions coexist
- • pain localized to other parts of lower abdomen (R10.3-)
- • pain localized to upper abdomen (R10.1-)
Child Codes (8)
R10.811Right upper quadrant abdominal tendernessR10.812Left upper quadrant abdominal tendernessR10.813Right lower quadrant abdominal tendernessR10.814Left lower quadrant abdominal tendernessR10.815Periumbilic abdominal tendernessR10.816Epigastric abdominal tendernessR10.817Generalized abdominal tendernessR10.819Abdominal tenderness, unspecified site
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CodeR10.81
BillableNo — Header code
ParentR10.8
CategorySymptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
Excludes10 rule(s)
Excludes22 note(s)
Child codes8
Data Source
CMS ICD-10-CM 2026 Tabular List
Updated October 1, 2025 (FY2026)