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Coding Chronic Pain and Chronic Pain Syndrome Published on Tuesday, January 31, 2017 Q: Do the same guidelines in ICD-10-CM apply to chronic pain and chronic pain syndrome as they did in ICD-9? In ICD-9 coders were instructed not to code chronic pain (338.29) if a definitive diagnosis was documented but chronic pain syndrome (338.4) could be reported with a definitive diagnosis. A: No, the guidelines in ICD-10 are different than that in ICD-9. Section I.C.6.a.1 of the (ICD-9) Official Coding Guidelines state “A code from subcategories 338.1 and 338.2 should not be assigned if the underlying (definitive) diagnosis is known, unless the reason for the encounter is pain control/management and not management of the underlying condition. As you can see the code 338.4 was not included in with that particular guideline so it was therefore assumed that it could be assigned with a documented definitive diagnosis. The codes in ICD-10 are chronic pain G89.29 and chronic pain syndrome (G89.4). Section I.C.6.b.1 of the (ICD-10-CM) Official Coding Guidelines state “A code from category G89 should not be assigned if the underlying (definitive) diagnosis is known, unless the reason for the encounter is pain control/management and not management of the underlying condition. Given that both conditions begin with the category G89, the guideline would include both diagnoses and chronic pain syndrome should not be reported when there is a known definitive diagnosis documented. This material was compiled to share information. MMP, Inc. is not offering legal advice. Every reasonable effort has been taken to ensure the information is accurate and useful. Advanced Search Help
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Comparing the ICD-11 chronic pain classification with ICD-10: how can the new coding system make chronic pain visible? A study in a tertiary care pain clinic settingNantthasorn Zinboonyahgoon et al. Pain. 2021. AbstractPain is a frequent reason for patients to ask for medical services. However, systematic information about the extent and impact of pain, especially in developing countries, has not been available up to now. We evaluated whether the 11th edition of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD) can fill this gap by coding all electronic out-patient medical records of the pain clinic at Siriraj Hospital in Thailand in 2019 (8714 visits), using the ICD-10 and ICD-11 browsers referenced on the WHO websites. The 3 most frequent pain-related codes in ICD-10 were R52.2 "other chronic pain" (29%), M54.5 "low back pain" (18%), and M79.6 "pain in limb" (13%). In ICD-11, the 3 most frequent codes were MG30.31 "chronic secondary musculoskeletal pain associated with structural changes" (28%), MG30.51 "chronic peripheral neuropathic pain" (26%), and MG30.10 "chronic cancer pain" (23%). Thus, using the currently valid ICD-10 system, roughly one-third of patient encounters were coded as "other chronic pain," and the next 2 were specifying the pain region rather than any underlying cause. By contrast, ICD-11 coding of the same patients identified underlying causes (bones and joints, somatosensory nervous system, cancer, or surgery), which provide guidance towards differential patient management. In our pain clinic, most patients suffered from chronic cancer pain, chronic neuropathic pain, and chronic secondary musculoskeletal pain, which were poorly defined or nonexistent in the current ICD-10 coding system. Compared with the ICD-10, the ICD-11 provides more detailed diagnostic categories and is more informative for clinical use, research, and resource allocation for pain-related conditions. Copyright © 2021 International Association for the Study of Pain. Similar articles
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What is the ICDNOTE: To utilize these chronic pain diagnosis codes, the exact nature of pain should be specifically documented in the patient medical records; such as “chronic” to utilize ICD-10 code G. 89.29 or the diagnosis term “chronic pain syndrome” to utilize ICD-10 code G89. 4.
What is diagnosis code R46 89?ICD-10 code R46. 89 for Other symptoms and signs involving appearance and behavior is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified .
Can we code pain code if pain is due to any other disease condition?Code 338.3 is used to classify pain related to, associated with, or due to a tumor or cancer whether primary or secondary. This code is used as the principal code when the admission or encounter is for pain control or pain management. In this case, the underlying neoplasm should be reported in addition.
What is the ICDICD-10 code R52 for Pain, unspecified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified .
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