The location and the type also need to be specifically documented and to make things easier, it is also important that the terminologies used to document the location and type matches the descriptions in the ICD-10-CM manual.įor example if a physician orders a CT scan of the abdomen, the order should specifically mention if the CT scan is done for a generalized abdominal pain or pain in the right upper quadrant, right lower quadrant, left upper quadrant, left lower quadrant, epigastric or periumbilical regions. Simply documenting “Abdominal pain” does not suffice the requirements for accurate coding.

Year end is round the corner and with festivals and celebrations lined up, one of the common symptoms that you will come across in the medical records will be “Abdominal pain”.ĭoes coding Abdominal pain ICD 10 confuse you? Understanding the documentation requirements and the code categories available in the ICD-10-CM manual will simplify the process. Coding “Abdominal pain ICD 10”, does it confuse you?

The ICD 10 code for abdominal pain is a set of signs and symptom codes which can be coded only in the absence of a specific or definitive diagnosis.

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