Is ICD-10-CM code R14 billable?

No, R14 (Flatulence and related conditions) is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code. It must be coded to a more specific subcategory before it can be used for reimbursement.

What chapter does ICD-10-CM code R14 belong to?

R14 belongs to Chapter 18 of the ICD-10-CM tabular list: R00–R99 (Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings).

R14Not billable, use a more specific code below

Flatulence and related conditions

In Symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen (R10-R19), chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings

4 billable codes under R14: none are a CC or MCC; none map to an HCC.

Instructional notes

Excludes1: not coded here, use a different code

psychogenic aerophagy (F45.8)

Also applies, from Symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen (R10-R19)

These notes sit on R10-R19 and apply to every code under it, including R14.

Excludes2: not included here, code separately if applicable

congenital or infantile pylorospasm (Q40.0)
gastrointestinal hemorrhage (K92.0-K92.2)
intestinal obstruction (K56.-)
newborn gastrointestinal hemorrhage (P54.0-P54.3)
newborn intestinal obstruction (P76.-)
pylorospasm (K31.3)
signs and symptoms involving the urinary system (R30-R39)
symptoms referable to female genital organs (N94.-)
symptoms referable to male genital organs (N48-N50)

Official coding guidelines

From the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY 2027 (CMS and NCHS). Links open the PDF at the right page.

Covers when to report symptom, sign, and abnormal finding codes (R00-R99), plus specific rules for falls, coma scales, non-infectious SIRS, death NOS, and NIHSS scores.

Use of symptom codes (page 75)
Use of a symptom code with a definitive diagnosis code (page 75)
Combination codes that include symptoms (page 75)
Repeated falls (page 76)
Coma (page 76)
Functional quadriplegia (page 76)
SIRS due to Non-Infectious Process (page 77)
Death NOS (page 77)

Read Section I.C.18 (page 75), 1 more topics

All codes under R14

R14 can't be used on a claim. Pick a billable code below; grey headings group them.

R14 MS-DRGs

As the principal diagnosis, all 4 billable codes under R14 group to MS-DRG 391 or 392 (v44.0). Which one applies depends on procedures performed, secondary diagnoses (CC/MCC), and the patient's age and discharge status.

Other codes that refer to R14

Notes on these codes point to R14.

R10 Excludes2: flatulence and related conditions (R14.-)
R19.0 Excludes1: abdominal distension (gaseous) (R14.-)

About the condition

Plain-language background from MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine), not coding guidance.

Gas

Everyone has gas. Most people pass gas 13 to 21 times a day. Passing gas through the mouth is called belching or burping. Passing gas through the anus is called flatulence. Most of the time gas does not have an odor. The odor comes from bacteria in the large intestine that release small amounts of gases that contain sulfur.

Code history

Valid since FY2016, when ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. No changes since.