October 1 update. Our PDGM and ICD-10 tools now use the FY2027 code set: 190 codes added, 30 deleted, and no existing code changed clinical group.

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ICD-10 · PDGM grouping

R10 Abdominal and pelvic pain

All 42 codes in the R10 family, with the PDGM clinical group, comorbidity subgroup and primary-position rule CMS assigns, read from the CMS grouper crosswalk v07.2.26 and the CDC FY2027 code file.

ICD-10-CM FY2027 · CMS grouper v07.2.26

Codes in family

42

Can lead a claim

0

Cannot lead a claim

42

What CMS assigns to R10

None of the 42 codes is assigned a clinical group. None of the 42 is assigned a comorbidity subgroup. None can lead a claim.

Every code in R10

Descriptions are CDC’s FY2027 wording; where CMS’s grouper abbreviates one, its form is shown beneath.

CodeDescriptionPrimary positionClinical groupComorbidity subgroup
R10.0Acute abdomenCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
R10.1 Pain localized to upper abdomen
R10.10Upper abdominal pain, unspecifiedCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
R10.11Right upper quadrant painCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
R10.12Left upper quadrant painCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
R10.13Epigastric painCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
R10.2 Pelvic and perineal pain
R10.20Pelvic and perineal pain unspecified sideCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
R10.21Pelvic and perineal pain right sideCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
R10.22Pelvic and perineal pain left sideCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
R10.23Pelvic and perineal pain bilateralCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
R10.24Suprapubic painCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
R10.3 Pain localized to other parts of lower abdomen
R10.30Lower abdominal pain, unspecifiedCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
R10.31Right lower quadrant painCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
R10.32Left lower quadrant painCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
R10.33Periumbilical painCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
R10.8 Other abdominal pain
R10.81 Abdominal tenderness
R10.811Right upper quadrant abdominal tendernessCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
R10.812Left upper quadrant abdominal tendernessCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
R10.813Right lower quadrant abdominal tendernessCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
R10.814Left lower quadrant abdominal tendernessCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
R10.815Periumbilic abdominal tendernessCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
R10.816Epigastric abdominal tendernessCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
R10.817Generalized abdominal tendernessCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
R10.819Abdominal tenderness, unspecified siteCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
R10.82 Rebound abdominal tenderness
R10.821Right upper quadrant rebound abdominal tendernessCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
R10.822Left upper quadrant rebound abdominal tendernessCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
R10.823Right lower quadrant rebound abdominal tendernessCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
R10.824Left lower quadrant rebound abdominal tendernessCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
R10.825Periumbilic rebound abdominal tendernessCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
R10.826Epigastric rebound abdominal tendernessCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
R10.827Generalized rebound abdominal tendernessCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
R10.829Rebound abdominal tenderness, unspecified siteCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
R10.83ColicCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
R10.84Generalized abdominal painCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
R10.85Abdominal pain of multiple sitesCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
R10.8A Flank tenderness
R10.8A1Right flank tendernessCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
R10.8A2Left flank tendernessCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
R10.8A3Suprapubic tendernessCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
R10.8A9Flank tenderness, unspecifiedCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
R10.9Unspecified abdominal painCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
R10.A Pain localized to flank
R10.A0Flank pain, unspecified sideCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
R10.A1Flank pain, right sideCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
R10.A2Flank pain, left sideCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
R10.A3Flank pain, bilateralCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone

Sources: CMS HH PPS Grouper Software v07.2.26, effective 2026-10-01, for the clinical group, comorbidity subgroup, code-first conventions and primary-position flags; CDC NCHS ICD-10-CM FY2027 code descriptions for the family title and code wording. This is the crosswalk Medicare runs a claim through. Grouping also depends on admission source, timing, the OASIS functional items and the rest of the diagnosis list.

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