R19.3

Non-Billable
ChapterR00–R99
Ranksubcategory
Official Description

Abdominal rigidity

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

Excludes1(Not coded here)
  • abdominal rigidity with severe abdominal pain (R10.0)
General instructions are available for the parent sections:

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)
R19Other symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen
R19.3Abdominal rigidity
R19.30Abdominal rigidity, unspecified site
R19.31Right upper quadrant abdominal rigidity
R19.32Left upper quadrant abdominal rigidity
R19.33Right lower quadrant abdominal rigidity
R19.34Left lower quadrant abdominal rigidity
R19.35Periumbilic abdominal rigidity
R19.36Epigastric abdominal rigidity
R19.37Generalized abdominal rigidity

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to R19.3:

categoryR19
Other symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen
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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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MS-DRG Classification

2026

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