Diagnosis Code

R12 HEARTBURN


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: R12

Short Description: Heartburn

Long Description: Heartburn

The code R12 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00–R99)
    • Symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen (R10-R19)
      • Heartburn (R12)
        • R12 Heartburn

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Burning pain
  • Burning pain
  • Digestive system reflux
  • Digestive system reflux
  • Digestive system reflux
  • Esophageal reflux finding
  • Esophageal reflux finding
  • Esophageal reflux finding
  • Finding of esophageal function
  • Finding of esophageal function
  • Finding of esophageal function
  • Functional heartburn
  • Heartburn
  • Pain in esophagus
  • Pain in esophagus
  • Waterbrash

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code R12 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis And Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders With Mcc (391)
  • Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis And Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders Without Mcc (392)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code R12 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • dyspepsia NOS (@R10.13*)
    • functional dyspepsia (@K30*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
R12 Right Arrow 787.1 Heartburn

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

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This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023