R10.0 vs R10.84
R10.0 (Acute abdomen) compared with R10.84 (Generalized abdominal pain), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.
Can these codes be reported together?
No — do not report together. R10.0 carries an Excludes1 note covering R10.84: “generalized abdominal pain NOS (R10.84)”
Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).
No — do not report together. R10.84 carries an Excludes1 note covering R10.0: “generalized abdominal pain associated with acute abdomen (R10.0)”
Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).
Side by side
| R10.0Acute abdomen | R10.84Generalized abdominal pain | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Billable | Billable |
| Classification | R00-R99 — Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings, Not Elsewhere Classified (R00-R99) | R00-R99 — Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings, Not Elsewhere Classified (R00-R99) |
| Definition | Acute abdomen is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (R10.0). | Generalized abdominal pain is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (R10.84). |
| Includes | Severe abdominal pain (generalized) (with abdominal rigidity) | — |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources