R10.1

Non-Billable

ChapterR00–R99

Ranksubcategory

Official Description

Pain localized to upper abdomen

Metadata & Insights

•2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
•Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
•Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (R00-R99).

Instructional Notes

Excludes2(Not included here)

pain localized to flank (R10.A-)
pelvic and perineal pain (R10.2-)

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Clinical Hierarchy

CH18Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)

R10-R19Symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen (R10-R19)

R10Abdominal and pelvic pain

R10.1Pain localized to upper abdomen

R10.10Upper abdominal pain, unspecified

R10.11Right upper quadrant pain

R10.12Left upper quadrant pain

R10.13Epigastric pain

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to R10.1:

categoryR10

Abdominal and pelvic pain

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blockR10-R19

Symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen (R10-R19)

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chapterCH18

Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)

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Alphabetic Index Mentions

These are Diagnosis Index lookup paths that route to R10.1. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

7 raw paths

Distress1 unique routes

epigastric→R10.1

Dyspepsia1 unique routes

Direct index entry→R10.1

Pain (s)5 unique routes

abdominal(4 variants)

upper→R10.1(4 variants)

epigastric→R10.1

left quadrant→R10.1

right quadrant→R10.1

epigastric, epigastrium→R10.1