R39.85 - Costovertebral (angle) tenderness

  • Applicable to Costovertebral (angle) tenderness
  • The 2026 edition of ICD10-CM R39.85 became effective on October 1, 2025.
  • This is the American ICD10-CM version of R39.85 - other international versions of ICD10 R39.85 may differ.
  • R39.85 is a Non-Billable / Non-Specific ICD10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • R39.85 Code should not be used for billing or reimbursement purposes as there are multiple ICD-10 CM codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
  • R39.85 - Costovertebral (angle) tenderness
    • R39.85 - Costovertebral (angle) tenderness
    • R39.851 - Costovertebral (angle) tenderness, right side
    • R39.852 - Costovertebral (angle) tenderness, left side
    • R39.853 - Costovertebral (angle) tenderness, bilateral
    • R39.859 - Costovertebral (angle) tenderness, unspecified side

Type 2 Excludes

  • abdominal and pelvic pain (R10.-)

The following codes above R39.85 contain annotation back-references that may be applicable to R39.85:

Chapter: R00-R99 Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified

Section: R30-R39 Symptoms and signs involving the genitourinary system

Category: R39 Other and unspecified symptoms and signs involving the genitourinary system

  
Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

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