Billable / Specific Code
ICD-10-CM R10.85 is the diagnosis code for Abdominal pain of multiple sites. This code falls under the section "Symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen" within Chapter 18 — Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99). It is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. Medical coders and healthcare providers use this code to document and classify diagnoses in electronic health records, insurance claims, and clinical databases.
The following conditions should never be coded at the same time as R10.85. They are mutually exclusive:
Understanding where R10.85 sits in the ICD-10-CM classification helps ensure proper coding:
Yes, R10.85 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
R10.85 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for "Abdominal pain of multiple sites". It is used by healthcare providers to classify and document this condition in medical records and insurance claims.
The parent code of R10.85 is R10.8 ("Other abdominal pain"). R10.85 provides a more specific classification within this category.
R10.85 is located in Section R10-R19 — "Symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen" within Chapter 18 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List.
Use R10.85 when the patients documented diagnosis matches "Abdominal pain of multiple sites" and the clinical documentation supports this level of specificity. Always verify with the latest ICD-10-CM guidelines and payer requirements.
The ICD-10-CM code for Abdominal pain of multiple sites is R10.85.
Yes, R10.85 can be used as a primary diagnosis code since it is billable and specific.
R10.85 is in Chapter 18 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List.
Type 1 Excludes for R10.85 include: abdominal rigidity NOS (R19.3); generalized abdominal pain associated with acute abdomen (R10.0); generalized abdominal pain NOS (R10.84) and more.
Yes, R10.85 is a valid ICD-10-CM code for the 2026 fiscal year, subject to official CMS updates.