R39.859 Costovertebral (angle) tenderness, unspecified side

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applies from R39.85 Costovertebral (angle) tenderness

Excludes2 (not included here)

• abdominal and pelvic pain (R10.-)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 695-696 in MDC 11.

Code annotations containing back-references to R39.859

Back-references to R39.85

• Type 2 Excludes: R10 Abdominal and pelvic pain ("costovertebral (angle) tenderness (R39.85)")

Diagnosis Index entries for R39.859

• Tenderness, abdominal › costovertebral (angle)

Nearby codes

• R39.84 Bilateral non-palpable testicles
• R39.85 Costovertebral (angle) tenderness
• R39.851 Costovertebral (angle) tenderness, right side
• R39.852 Costovertebral (angle) tenderness, left side
• R39.853 Costovertebral (angle) tenderness, bilateral
• R39.859 Costovertebral (angle) tenderness, unspecified side (this code)
• R39.89 Other symptoms and signs involving the genitourinary system
• R39.9 Unspecified symptoms and signs involving the genitourinary system