Pain, not elsewhere classified - G89

Excludes1: It indicates that the conditions described by two codes cannot occur together in the same patient. These codes are mutually exclusive.

Type 1 Excludes:

generalized pain NOS (R52)
pain disorders exclusively related to psychological factors (F45.41)
pain NOS (R52)

Excludes2: This note means that the conditions described by two codes are not usually associated with each other but can sometimes occur together.

Type 2 Excludes:

atypical face pain (G50.1)
headache syndromes (G44.-)
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-)
painful urination (R30.9)
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)
migraines (G43.-)
myalgia (M79.1-)
pain from prosthetic devices, implants, and grafts (T82.84, T83.84, T84.84, T85.84-)
phantom limb syndrome with pain (G54.6)
vulvar vestibulitis (N94.810)
vulvodynia (N94.81-)

Code Also: It indicates that an additional code should be used alongside the primary code to capture related factors or associated conditions.

Category codeAlso:

related psychological factors associated with pain (F45.42)

These ranges represents subcategories of Pain, not elsewhere classified. The "G89" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad category.

Codes:

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