ICD-10 Code for Pain

The default ICD-10-CM 2027 code for pain (s) is R52 – Pain, unspecified. More specific codes depend on the details documented, as listed in the official index (101 codes, 77 billable).

Main code: R52 – Pain, unspecified
Billable: Yes
See also: Painful

Index entries for Pain

abdominal – R10.9
- colic – R10.83
- generalized – R10.84
  - with acute abdomen – R10.0
- lower – R10.30
  - left quadrant – R10.32
  - pelvic or perineal – R10.20
    - bilateral – R10.23
    - left – R10.22
    - right – R10.21
  - periumbilical – R10.33
  - right quadrant – R10.31
- multiple sites – R10.85
- rebound – see Tenderness, abdominal, rebound
- severe with abdominal rigidity – R10.0
- tenderness – see Tenderness, abdominal
- upper – R10.10
  - epigastric – R10.13
  - left quadrant – R10.12
  - right quadrant – R10.11
acute – R52
- due to trauma – G89.11
- neoplasm related – G89.3
- postprocedural NEC – G89.18
- post-thoracotomy – G89.12
- specified by site - code to Pain, by site
adnexa (uteri) – R10.20
anginoid – see Pain, precordial
anus – K62.89
arm – see Pain, limb, upper
axillary (axilla) – M79.62- (header)
back (postural) – M54.9
bladder – R39.89
- associated with micturition – see Micturition, painful
- chronic – R39.82
bone – see Disorder, bone, specified type NEC
breast – N64.4
broad ligament – R10.20
cancer associated (acute) (chronic) – G89.3
cecum – see Pain, abdominal
cervicobrachial – M53.1
chest (central) – R07.9
- anterior wall – R07.89
- atypical – R07.89
- ischemic – I20.9
- musculoskeletal – R07.89
- non-cardiac – R07.89
- on breathing – R07.1
- pleurodynia – R07.81
- precordial – R07.2
- wall (anterior) – R07.89
chronic – G89.29
- associated with significant psychosocial dysfunction – G89.4
- due to trauma – G89.21
- neoplasm related – G89.3
- postoperative NEC – G89.28
- postprocedural NEC – G89.28
- post-thoracotomy – G89.22
- specified NEC – G89.29
coccyx – M53.3
colon – see Pain, abdominal
coronary – see Angina
costochondral – R07.1
diaphragm – R07.1
due to cancer – G89.3
due to device, implant or graft – T85.848 (header) – see also Complications, by site and type, specified NEC
- arterial graft NEC – T82.848 (header)
- breast (implant) – T85.848 (header)
- catheter NEC – T85.848 (header)
  - dialysis (renal) – T82.848 (header)
    - intraperitoneal – T85.848 (header)
  - infusion NEC – T82.848 (header)
    - spinal (epidural) (subdural) – T85.840 (header)
  - urinary (indwelling) – T83.84 (header)
- electronic (electrode) (pulse generator) (stimulator)
  - bone – T84.84 (header)
  - cardiac – T82.847 (header)
  - nervous system (brain) (peripheral nerve) (spinal) – T85.840 (header)
  - urinary – T83.84 (header)
- fixation, internal (orthopedic) – T84.84 (header)
- gastrointestinal (bile duct) (esophagus) – T85.848 (header)
- genital NEC – T83.84 (header)
- heart NEC – T82.847 (header)
- infusion NEC – T85.848 (header)
- joint prosthesis – T84.84 (header)
- ocular (corneal graft) (orbital implant) – T85.848 (header)
- orthopedic NEC – T84.84 (header)
- specified NEC – T85.848 (header)
- urinary NEC – T83.84 (header)
- vascular NEC – T82.848 (header)
- ventricular intracranial shunt – T85.840 (header)
due to malignancy (primary) (secondary) – G89.3
ear
epigastric, epigastrium – R10.13
eye – see Pain, ocular
face, facial – R51.9
- atypical – G50.1
female genital organs NEC – N94.89
finger – see Pain, limb, upper
flank – R10.A0
- bilateral – R10.A3
- left – R10.A2
- right – R10.A1
foot – see Pain, limb, lower
gallbladder – K82.9
gas (intestinal) – R14.1
gastric – see Pain, abdominal
generalized NOS – R52
genital organ
- female – N94.89
- male – N50.89
groin – see Pain, abdominal, lower
hand – see Pain, limb, upper
head – see Headache
heart – see Pain, precordial
infra-orbital – see Neuralgia, trigeminal
intercostal – R07.82
intermenstrual – N94.0
jaw – R68.84
joint – M25.50
- ankle – M25.57- (header)
- elbow – M25.52- (header)
- finger – M25.54- (header)
- foot – M25.57- (header)
- hand – M25.54- (header)
- hip – M25.55- (header)
- knee – M25.56- (header)
- shoulder – M25.51- (header)
- specified site NEC – M25.59
- toe – M25.57- (header)
- wrist – M25.53- (header)
kidney – N23
laryngeal – R07.0
leg – see Pain, limb, lower
limb – M79.609
- lower – M79.60- (header)
  - foot – M79.67- (header)
  - lower leg – M79.66- (header)
  - thigh – M79.65- (header)
  - toe – M79.67- (header)
- upper – M79.60- (header)
  - axilla – M79.62- (header)
  - finger – M79.64- (header)
  - forearm – M79.63- (header)
  - hand – M79.64- (header)
  - upper arm – M79.62- (header)
loin – M54.50
low back – M54.50
- specified NEC – M54.59
- vertebral end plate – M54.51
- vertebrogenic – M54.51
lumbar region – M54.50
- vertebral end plate – M54.51
- vertebrogenic – M54.51
mandibular – R68.84
mastoid
maxilla – R68.84
menstrual – N94.6 – see also Dysmenorrhea
metacarpophalangeal (joint) – see Pain, joint, hand
metatarsophalangeal (joint) – see Pain, joint, foot
mouth – K13.79
muscle – see Myalgia
musculoskeletal – M79.18 – see also Pain, by site
myofascial – M79.18
nasal – J34.89
nasopharynx – J39.2
neck NEC – M54.2
nerve NEC – see Neuralgia
neuromuscular – see Neuralgia
nose – J34.89
ocular – H57.1- (header)
ophthalmic – see Pain, ocular
orbital region – see Pain, ocular
ovary – N94.89
over heart – see Pain, precordial
ovulation – N94.0
pelvic (female) – R10.20
- bilateral – R10.23
- left – R10.22
- right – R10.21
penis – N48.89
pericardial – see Pain, precordial
perineal, perineum – R10.20
- bilateral – R10.23
- left – R10.22
- right – R10.21
pharynx – J39.2
pleura, pleural, pleuritic – R07.81
postoperative NOS – G89.18
postprocedural NOS – G89.18
post-thoracotomy – G89.12
precordial (region) – R07.2
premenstrual – N94.3
psychogenic (persistent) (any site) – F45.41
radicular (spinal) – see Radiculopathy
rectum – K62.89
respiration – R07.1
retrosternal – R07.2
rheumatoid, muscular – see Myalgia
rib – R07.89
root (spinal) – see Radiculopathy
round ligament (stretch) – R10.20
sacroiliac – M53.3
sciatic – see Sciatica
scrotum – N50.82
seminal vesicle – N50.89
shoulder – M25.51- (header)
spermatic cord – N50.89
spinal root – see Radiculopathy
spine – M54.9
- cervical – M54.2
- low back – M54.50
  - with sciatica – M54.4- (header)
- thoracic – M54.6
stomach – see Pain, abdominal
substernal – R07.2
suprapubic – R10.24
temporomandibular (joint) – M26.62- (header)
testis – N50.81- (header)
thoracic spine – M54.6
- with radicular and visceral pain – M54.14
throat – R07.0
tibia – see Pain, limb, lower
toe – see Pain, limb, lower
tongue – K14.6
tooth – K08.89
trigeminal – see Neuralgia, trigeminal
tumor associated – G89.3
ureter – N23
urinary (organ) (system) – N23
uterus NEC – N94.89
vagina – R10.20
vertebral end plate – see Pain, vertebrogenic
vertebrogenic – M54.89
- low back – M54.51
- lumbar – M54.51
- syndrome – M54.89
vesical – R39.89
- associated with micturition – see Micturition, painful
vulva – R10.20

How to choose the right code

Start with the main term, then pick the indented subterm that matches the documentation (type, cause, site, laterality, episode of care). Always confirm the code in the tabular list: follow its Excludes1/Excludes2, “code first” and “use additional code” notes, and add a 7th character where required.

Source: CDC/NCHS ICD-10-CM FY2027 alphabetic index.