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Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
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General symptoms and signs
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Pain, unspecified
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2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R52
2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R52
Pain, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Billable/Specific Code
- R52 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM R52 became effective on October 1, 2021.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of R52 - other international versions of ICD-10 R52 may differ.
Applicable To- Acute pain NOS
- Generalized pain NOS
- Pain NOS
Type 1 ExcludesType 1 Excludes Help
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as R52. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
- acute and chronic pain, not elsewhere classified (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G89
- G89 Pain, not elsewhere classified
- G89.0 Central pain syndrome
- G89.1 Acute pain, not elsewhere classified
- G89.11 Acute pain due to trauma
- G89.12 Acute post-thoracotomy pain
- G89.18 Other acute postprocedural pain
- G89.2 Chronic pain, not elsewhere classified
- G89.21 Chronic pain due to trauma
- G89.22 Chronic post-thoracotomy pain
- G89.28 Other chronic postprocedural pain
- G89.29 Other chronic pain
- G89.3 Neoplasm related pain (acute) (chronic)
- G89.4 Chronic pain syndrome
G89.-) - localized pain, unspecified type - code to pain by site, such as:
- abdomen pain (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R10
- R10 Abdominal and pelvic pain
- R10.0 Acute abdomen
- R10.1 Pain localized to upper abdomen
- R10.10 Upper abdominal pain, unspecified
- R10.11 Right upper quadrant pain
- R10.12 Left upper quadrant pain
- R10.13 Epigastric pain
- R10.2 Pelvic and perineal pain
- R10.3 Pain localized to other parts of lower abdome...
- R10.30 Lower abdominal pain, unspecified
- R10.31 Right lower quadrant pain
- R10.32 Left lower quadrant pain
- R10.33 Periumbilical pain
- R10.8 Other abdominal pain
- R10.81 Abdominal tenderness
- R10.811 Right upper quadrant abdominal tenderness
- R10.812 Left upper quadrant abdominal tenderness
- R10.813 Right lower quadrant abdominal tenderness
- R10.814 Left lower quadrant abdominal tenderness
- R10.815 Periumbilic abdominal tenderness
- R10.816 Epigastric abdominal tenderness
- R10.817 Generalized abdominal tenderness
- R10.819 …… unspecified site
- R10.82 Rebound abdominal tenderness
- R10.821 Right upper quadrant rebound abdominal tender...
- R10.822 Left upper quadrant rebound abdominal tendern...
- R10.823 Right lower quadrant rebound abdominal tender...
- R10.824 Left lower quadrant rebound abdominal tendern...
- R10.825 Periumbilic rebound abdominal tenderness
- R10.826 Epigastric rebound abdominal tenderness
- R10.827 Generalized rebound abdominal tenderness
- R10.829 Rebound abdominal tenderness, unspecified sit...
- R10.83 Colic
- R10.84 Generalized abdominal pain
- R10.9 Unspecified abdominal pain
R10.-) - back pain (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M54.9
Dorsalgia, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Billable/Specific Code
Applicable To- Backache NOS
- Back pain NOS
M54.9) - breast pain (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code N64.4
Mastodynia
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Billable/Specific Code
N64.4) - chest pain (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R07.1
Chest pain on breathing
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Billable/Specific Code
R07.1-ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R07.9
Chest pain, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Billable/Specific Code
R07.9) - ear pain (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H92.0
Otalgia
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
H92.0-) - eye pain (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H57.1
Ocular pain
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
H57.1) - headache (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R51.9
Headache, unspecified
2021 - New Code 2022 Billable/Specific Code
R51.9) - joint pain (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M25.5
Pain in joint
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
M25.5-) - limb pain (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M79.6
Pain in limb, hand, foot, fingers and toes
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
M79.6-) - lumbar region pain (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M54.5
Low back pain
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Type 1 Excludes- low back strain (S39.012)
- lumbago due to intervertebral disc displacement (M51.2-)
- lumbago with sciatica (M54.4-)
M54.5-) - pelvic and perineal pain (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R10.2
Pelvic and perineal pain
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Billable/Specific Code
R10.2) - shoulder pain (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M25.51
Pain in shoulder
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
M25.51-) - spine pain (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M54
- M54 Dorsalgia
- M54.0 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and ba...
- M54.00 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and ba...
- M54.01 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and ba...
- M54.02 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and ba...
- M54.03 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and ba...
- M54.04 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and ba...
- M54.05 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and ba...
- M54.06 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and ba...
- M54.07 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and ba...
- M54.08 Panniculitis affecting regions of neck and ba...
- M54.09 Panniculitis affecting regions, neck and back...
- M54.1 Radiculopathy
- M54.10 …… site unspecified
- M54.11 …… occipito-atlanto-axial region
- M54.12 …… cervical region
- M54.13 …… cervicothoracic region
- M54.14 …… thoracic region
- M54.15 …… thoracolumbar region
- M54.16 …… lumbar region
- M54.17 …… lumbosacral region
- M54.18 Radiculopathy, sacral and sacrococcygeal regi...
- M54.2 Cervicalgia
- M54.3 Sciatica
- M54.4 Lumbago with sciatica
- M54.5 Low back pain
- M54.6 Pain in thoracic spine
- M54.8 Other dorsalgia
- M54.9 Dorsalgia, unspecified
M54.-) - throat pain (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R07.0
Pain in throat
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Billable/Specific Code
Type 1 Excludes- chronic sore throat (J31.2)
- sore throat (acute) NOS (J02.9)
R07.0) - tongue pain (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K14.6
Glossodynia
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Billable/Specific Code
Applicable To- Glossopyrosis
- Painful tongue
K14.6) - tooth pain (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K08.8
Other specified disorders of teeth and supporting structures
2016 2017 - Converted to Parent Code 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
K08.8) - renal colic (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code N23
Unspecified renal colic
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Billable/Specific Code
N23) - pain disorders exclusively related to psychological factors (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F45.41
Pain disorder exclusively related to psychological factors
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Billable/Specific Code
Applicable To- Somatoform pain disorder (persistent)
F45.41)
The following code(s) above
R52 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
R52:
Approximate Synonyms
- Acute pain
- Body aches
- Buttock muscular pain
- Chronic back pain for greater than 3 months
- Chronic back pain greater than 3 months duration
- Chronic coccygeal pain for greater than 3 months
- Chronic low back pain
- Chronic low back pain for greater than 3 months
- Chronic low back pain greater than 3 months duration
- Chronic malignant pain
- Chronic neck pain
- Chronic nonmalignant pain
- Chronic pain
- Chronic pain due to malignancy
- Generalized aches and pains
- Generalized pain
- Neck pain, chronic
- Pain
- Pain crisis
- Pain in buttock
- Pain of coccyx greater than 3 months, chronic
Clinical Information
- A disorder characterized by the sensation of marked discomfort, distress or agony.
- An unpleasant sensation induced by noxious stimuli which are detected by nerve endings of nociceptive neurons.
- Causing physical or psychological misery, pain or distress.
- Intensely discomforting, distressful, or agonizing sensation associated with trauma or disease, with well-defined location, character, and timing.
- Pain is a feeling triggered in the nervous system. Pain may be sharp or dull. It may come and go, or it may be constant. You may feel pain in one area of your body, such as your back, abdomen or chest or you may feel pain all over, such as when your muscles ache from the flu. Pain can be helpful in diagnosing a problem. Without pain, you might seriously hurt yourself without knowing it, or you might not realize you have a medical problem that needs treatment. Once you take care of the problem, pain usually goes away. However, sometimes pain goes on for weeks, months or even years. This is called chronic pain. Sometimes chronic pain is due to an ongoing cause, such as cancer or arthritis. Sometimes the cause is unknown. Fortunately, there are many ways to treat pain. Treatment varies depending on the cause of pain. pain relievers, acupuncture and sometimes surgery are helpful.
- Pain that comes on quickly, can be severe, but lasts a relatively short time.
- Physical suffering or distress, to hurt
- Sensation of unpleasant feeling indicating potential or actual damage to some body structure felt all over, or throughout the body.
- Severe pain of limited duration
- The sensation of discomfort, distress, or agony, resulting from the stimulation of specialized nerve endings.
- Unpleasant sensation induced by noxious stimuli and generally received by specialized nerve endings.
- Unpleasant sensory and emotional experience arising from actual or potential tissue damage or described in terms of such damage (international association for the study of pain); sudden or slow onset of any intensity from mild to severe with an anticipated or predictable end and a duration of less than 6 months
- Unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage.
ICD-10-CM R52 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0):
- 947 Signs and symptoms with mcc
- 948 Signs and symptoms without mcc
Convert R52 to ICD-9-CM
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
Code annotations containing back-references to R52:
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Type 1 Excludes: G89, G89, F45.4
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G89
Pain, not elsewhere classified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Code Also- related psychological factors associated with pain (F45.42)
Type 1 Excludes- generalized pain NOS (R52)
- pain disorders exclusively related to psychological factors (F45.41)
- pain NOS (R52)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code G89
Pain, not elsewhere classified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Code Also- related psychological factors associated with pain (F45.42)
Type 1 Excludes- generalized pain NOS (R52)
- pain disorders exclusively related to psychological factors (F45.41)
- pain NOS (R52)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F45.4
Pain disorders related to psychological factors
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To R52
R50.8 Other specified fever
R50.81 Fever presenting with conditions classified elsewhere
R50.84 Febrile nonhemolytic transfusion reaction
R51.0 Headache with orthostatic component, not elsewhere classified
R51.9 Headache, unspecified
R52
Pain, unspecified
R53.0 Neoplastic (malignant) related fatigue
R53.2 Functional quadriplegia
R53.8 Other malaise and fatigue
R53.82 Chronic fatigue, unspecified
R54 Age-related physical debility
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