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R52 - Pain, unspecified


The ICD 10 Code for Pain, unspecified is listed as R52.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: R52
Description: Pain, unspecified
  • Acute pain NOS
  • Generalized pain NOS
  • Pain NOS
  • Excludes1: 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)
  • 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)
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
947 - Signs & Symptoms W Mcc
948 - Signs & Symptoms W/o Mcc
Chapter Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 338.19 - Other acute pain (approximate)
ICD 9 Dx Code: 780.96 - Generalized pain (approximate)