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ICD-10: R52

Pain, unspecified

Clinical Information

Inclusion Terms

  • Generalized pain NOS
  • Pain NOS
  • Acute pain NOS

Coding Guidelines

Excludes 1

  • joint pain (M25.5-)
  • acute and chronic pain, not elsewhere classified (G89.-)
  • pelvic and perineal pain (R10.2)
  • tooth pain (K08.8)
  • limb pain (M79.6-)
  • throat pain (R07.0)
  • abdomen pain (R10.-)
  • renal colic (N23)
  • localized pain, unspecified type - code to pain by site, such as:
  • shoulder pain (M25.51-)
  • spine pain (M54.-)
  • tongue pain (K14.6)
  • back pain (M54.9)
  • chest pain (R07.1-R07.9)
  • lumbar region pain (M54.5-)
  • pain disorders exclusively related to psychological factors (F45.41)
  • eye pain (H57.1)
  • breast pain (N64.4)
  • headache (R51.9)
  • ear pain (H92.0-)

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