R10.13 — Epigastric pain

R10.13

ICD-10 Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs & Abnormal Findings — illustrative image — Chapter 18: Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00–R99) — illustrative image

What this code means

Epigastric pain is pain in the upper central abdomen, below the ribs, often from the stomach or duodenum.

Also called: epigastric pain, upper stomach pain.

When this code is used

Used for epigastric pain.

Where it sits in ICD-10-CM

Code R10.13 belongs to Chapter 18: Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified, which covers codes R00–R99 in the FY2027 ICD-10-CM tabular list. The official description above is copied verbatim from the CDC/NCHS FY2027 code file.

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Frequently asked questions

What is ICD-10-CM code R10.13?

R10.13 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for “Epigastric pain”. Epigastric pain is pain in the upper central abdomen, below the ribs, often from the stomach or duodenum.

When is code R10.13 used?

Used for epigastric pain. It belongs to Chapter 18 of ICD-10-CM (Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified).

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