R19.3 Abdominal rigidity

Non-billable header with 8 child codes.

Excludes1 (never code together)

• abdominal rigidity with severe abdominal pain (R10.0)

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

Excludes1 (never code together)

• acute abdomen (R10.0)

Codes under R19.3

• 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
• R19.34 Left lower quadrant abdominal rigidity
• R19.35 Periumbilic abdominal rigidity
• R19.36 Epigastric abdominal rigidity
• R19.37 Generalized abdominal rigidity

Code annotations containing back-references to R19.3

Back-references to R19.3

• Type 1 Excludes: R10.0 Acute abdomen ("abdominal rigidity NOS (R19.3)")
• Type 1 Excludes: R10.85 Abdominal pain of multiple sites ("abdominal rigidity NOS (R19.3)")

Nearby codes

• 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
• R19.3 Abdominal rigidity (this code)
• 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
• R19.34 Left lower quadrant abdominal rigidity