R10.1 is the ICD-10 code for Pain localized to upper abdomen. It is a four-character subcategory of R10 (Abdominal and pelvic pain), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block R10–R19 (Symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen) in Chapter XVIII, Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- XVIII · R00–R99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What R10.1 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Dyspepsia NOS
- Epigastric pain
What R10.1 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- functional dyspepsia K30
R10.1 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
R10.1Smerte lokalisert til øvre abdomen
DR101Mavesmerter lokaliseret til øvre abdomen
R10.1Ylävatsakipu
R10.1Schmerzen im Bereich des Oberbauches
R10.1Douleur localisée à la partie supérieure de l'abdomen
R10.1pijn gelokaliseerd in bovenbuik
Listed through more specific codes:
- R10.10Upper abdominal pain, unspecified
- R10.11Right upper quadrant pain
- R10.12Left upper quadrant pain
- R10.13Epigastric pain
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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