R10.82
Header — not billableRebound abdominal tenderness
The ICD-10 code for rebound abdominal tenderness is R10.82.
R10.82 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 8 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under R10.82
- R10.821Right upper quadrant rebound abdominal tenderness
- R10.822Left upper quadrant rebound abdominal tenderness
- R10.823Right lower quadrant rebound abdominal tenderness
- R10.824Left lower quadrant rebound abdominal tenderness
- R10.825Periumbilic rebound abdominal tenderness
- R10.826Epigastric rebound abdominal tenderness
- R10.827Generalized rebound abdominal tenderness
- R10.829Rebound abdominal tenderness, unspecified site
Related codes in this category
- R10.81Abdominal tendernessnon-billable header
- R10.83Colic
- R10.84Generalized abdominal pain
- R10.85Abdominal pain of multiple sites
- R10.8AFlank tendernessnon-billable header
- R10.82Rebound abdominal tendernessnon-billable header