R52 Pain, unspecified
Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.
Applicable to
- Acute pain NOS
- Generalized pain NOS
- Pain NOS
Excludes1 (never code together)
- 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 (R51.9)
- 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)
Applies from R52 Pain, unspecified
Applicable to
- Acute pain NOS
- Generalized pain NOS
- Pain NOS
Excludes1 (never code together)
- 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 (R51.9)
- 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)
MS-DRG index
Defines the logic of DRG(s) 947-948 in MDC 23.
Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)
338.19 Other acute pain (approximate)780.96 Generalized pain (approximate)
Code annotations containing back-references to R52
Back-references to R52
- Type 1 Excludes:
F45.4 Pain disorders related to psychological factors ("pain NOS (R52)") - Type 1 Excludes:
G89 Pain, not elsewhere classified ("generalized pain NOS (R52)") - Type 1 Excludes:
G89 Pain, not elsewhere classified ("pain NOS (R52)")
Back-references to R52
- Type 1 Excludes:
F45.4 Pain disorders related to psychological factors ("pain NOS (R52)") - Type 1 Excludes:
G89 Pain, not elsewhere classified ("generalized pain NOS (R52)") - Type 1 Excludes:
G89 Pain, not elsewhere classified ("pain NOS (R52)")
Diagnosis Index entries for R52
- Pain (s)
- Pain (s) › acute
- Pain (s) › generalized NOS
Nearby codes
R52 Pain, unspecified (this code)