R19.2 Visible peristalsis

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Hyperperistalsis

Applies from R19 Other symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen

Excludes1 (never code together)

• acute abdomen (R10.0)

MS-DRG index

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

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 787.4 Visible peristalsis

Diagnosis Index entries for R19.2

• Hyperperistalsis
• Peristalsis, visible or reversed
• Reverse peristalsis
• Visible peristalsis

Nearby codes

• R19.09 Other intra-abdominal and pelvic swelling, mass and lump
• R19.1 Abnormal bowel sounds
• R19.11 Absent bowel sounds
• R19.12 Hyperactive bowel sounds
• R19.15 Other abnormal bowel sounds
• R19.2 Visible peristalsis (this code)
• R19.3 Abdominal rigidity
• R19.30 Abdominal rigidity, unspecified site
• R19.31 Right upper quadrant abdominal rigidity
• R19.32 Left upper quadrant abdominal rigidity
• R19.33 Right lower quadrant abdominal rigidity