diff --git a/ci/code_checks.sh b/ci/code_checks.sh
index fcbeb20d083d6..b0b1900a973c5 100755
--- a/ci/code_checks.sh
+++ b/ci/code_checks.sh
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ if [[ -z "$CHECK" || "$CHECK" == "docstrings" ]]; then
         -i "pandas.Period.to_timestamp SA01" \
         -i "pandas.PeriodDtype.freq SA01" \
         -i "pandas.RangeIndex.from_range PR01,SA01" \
-        -i "pandas.RangeIndex.start SA01" \
         -i "pandas.RangeIndex.step SA01" \
         -i "pandas.RangeIndex.stop SA01" \
         -i "pandas.Series.cat.add_categories PR01,PR02" \
diff --git a/pandas/core/indexes/range.py b/pandas/core/indexes/range.py
index b11ce6bd7b919..ba6fa3b9b3760 100644
--- a/pandas/core/indexes/range.py
+++ b/pandas/core/indexes/range.py
@@ -295,6 +295,16 @@ def start(self) -> int:
         """
         The value of the `start` parameter (``0`` if this was not supplied).
 
+        This property returns the starting value of the `RangeIndex`. If the `start`
+        value is not explicitly provided during the creation of the `RangeIndex`,
+        it defaults to 0.
+
+        See Also
+        --------
+        RangeIndex : Immutable index implementing a range-based index.
+        RangeIndex.stop : Returns the stop value of the `RangeIndex`.
+        RangeIndex.step : Returns the step value of the `RangeIndex`.
+
         Examples
         --------
         >>> idx = pd.RangeIndex(5)