R52 – Pain, unspecified
Coding Notes
Active
Billable, valid for HIPAA-covered transactions
Type 1 Excludes
acute and chronic pain, not elsewhere classified (G89.-)
localized pain, unspecified type - code to pain by site, such as:
abdomen pain (R10.-)
back pain (M54.9)
breast pain (N64.4)
chest pain (R07.1-R07.9)
ear pain (H92.0-)
eye pain (H57.1)
headache (R51.9)
joint pain (M25.5-)
limb pain (M79.6-)
lumbar region pain (M54.5-)
pelvic and perineal pain (R10.2)
shoulder pain (M25.51-)
spine pain (M54.-)
throat pain (R07.0)
tongue pain (K14.6)
tooth pain (K08.8)
renal colic (N23)
pain disorders exclusively related to psychological factors (F45.41)
Applicable To
Acute pain NOS
Generalized pain NOS
Pain NOS
GEM Conversion to ICD-9 CM
Fs: 10000
–
Other acute pain
Fs: 10000
–
Generalized pain
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| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| R00-R99 | Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99) |
| R50-R69 | General symptoms and signs (R50-R69) |
| R52 |
Pain, unspecified
Type 1 Excludes
acute and chronic pain, not elsewhere classified (G89.-)
localized pain, unspecified type - code to pain by site, such as:
abdomen pain (R10.-)
back pain (M54.9)
breast pain (N64.4)
chest pain (R07.1-R07.9)
ear pain (H92.0-)
eye pain (H57.1)
headache (R51.9)
joint pain (M25.5-)
limb pain (M79.6-)
lumbar region pain (M54.5-)
pelvic and perineal pain (R10.2)
shoulder pain (M25.51-)
spine pain (M54.-)
throat pain (R07.0)
tongue pain (K14.6)
tooth pain (K08.8)
renal colic (N23)
pain disorders exclusively related to psychological factors (F45.41)
Applicable to
Acute pain NOS
Generalized pain NOS
Pain NOS
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