`R10.0` Acute abdomen

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

Severe abdominal pain (generalized) (with abdominal rigidity)

Excludes1 (never code together)

abdominal rigidity NOS (R19.3)
generalized abdominal pain NOS (R10.84)
localized abdominal pain (R10.1-R10.3-)

Applies from R10 Abdominal and pelvic pain

Excludes1 (never code together)

renal colic (N23)

Excludes2 (not included here)

costovertebral (angle) tenderness (R39.85)
dorsalgia (M54.-)
flatulence and related conditions (R14.-)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 391-392 in MDC 06.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

789.00 Abdominal pain, unspecified site (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to R10.0

Back-references to R10.0

Type 1 Excludes: R10.84 Generalized abdominal pain ("generalized abdominal pain associated with acute abdomen (R10.0)")
Type 1 Excludes: R10.85 Abdominal pain of multiple sites ("generalized abdominal pain associated with acute abdomen (R10.0)")
Type 1 Excludes: R19 Other symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen ("acute abdomen (R10.0)")
Type 1 Excludes: R19.3 Abdominal rigidity ("abdominal rigidity with severe abdominal pain (R10.0)")

Back-references to R10

Type 2 Excludes: G89 Pain, not elsewhere classified ("abdomen pain (R10.-)")
Type 2 Excludes: R39.85 Costovertebral (angle) tenderness ("abdominal and pelvic pain (R10.-)")
Type 1 Excludes: R52 Pain, unspecified ("abdomen pain (R10.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for R10.0

Abdomen, abdominal › acute
Acute › abdomen
Crisis › abdomen
Pain (s) › abdominal › generalized › with acute abdomen
Pain (s) › abdominal › severe with abdominal rigidity
Rigid, rigidity › abdominal › with severe abdominal pain
Syndrome › abdominal › acute
Syndrome › acute abdominal

Nearby codes

R10 Abdominal and pelvic pain
R10.0 Acute abdomen (this code)
R10.1 Pain localized to upper abdomen
R10.10 Upper abdominal pain, unspecified
R10.11 Right upper quadrant pain
R10.12 Left upper quadrant pain
R10.13 Epigastric pain