R07.0 Pain in throat

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Excludes1 (never code together)

• chronic sore throat (J31.2)
• sore throat (acute) NOS (J02.9)

Excludes2 (not included here)

• dysphagia (R13.1-)
• pain in neck (M54.2)

Applies from R07 Pain in throat and chest

Excludes1 (never code together)

• epidemic myalgia (B33.0)

Excludes2 (not included here)

• jaw pain R68.84
• pain in breast (N64.4)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 154-156 in MDC 03.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 784.1 Throat pain

Code annotations containing back-references to R07.0

Back-references to R07.0

• Type 2 Excludes: G89 Pain, not elsewhere classified ("throat pain (R07.0)")
• Type 1 Excludes: R52 Pain, unspecified ("throat pain (R07.0)")

Diagnosis Index entries for R07.0

• Pain (s) › laryngeal
• Pain (s) › throat

Nearby codes

• R07 Pain in throat and chest
• R07.0 Pain in throat (this code)
• R07.1 Chest pain on breathing
• R07.2 Precordial pain
• R07.8 Other chest pain
• R07.81 Pleurodynia
• R07.82 Intercostal pain