New code ยท FY2026
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- New code, effective October 1, 2025 (FY2026).
Code breakdown
R10.8A3
- R10CategoryAbdominal and pelvic pain
- 8Character 4Other abdominal pain
- ACharacter 5Flank tenderness
- 3Character 6Suprapubic tenderness
Coding notes
Excludes1 (from R10)
- renal colic (N23)
Excludes2 (from R10)
- costovertebral (angle) tenderness (R39.85)
- dorsalgia (M54.-)
- flatulence and related conditions (R14.-)
Medicare coverage
R10.8A3 is listed as a covered diagnosis in 8 Medicare billing and coding articles:
- A55028 Billing and Coding: Lab: Bladder/Urothelial Tumor Markers
- A56421 Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
- A56580 Billing and Coding: Computerized Axial Tomography (CT), Thorax
- A56632 Billing and Coding: Colonoscopy/Sigmoidoscopy/Proctosigmoidoscopy
- A58710 Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing
- A58720 Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing
- A58747 Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing
- A58761 Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing
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ICD-10-CM codes and descriptions are from the CMS and NCHS code files. Coverage is from the CMS Medicare Coverage Database billing and coding articles.