ICD-10-CM Code G89
Pain, not elsewhere classified
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code G89 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the five child codes of G89 that describes the diagnosis 'pain, not elsewhere classified' in more detail.
- G89 Pain, not elsewhere classified NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE G89.0 Central pain syndrome
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- G89.11 Acute pain due to trauma BILLABLE
- G89.12 Acute post-thoracotomy pain BILLABLE
- G89.18 Other acute postprocedural pain BILLABLE
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- G89.21 Chronic pain due to trauma BILLABLE
- G89.22 Chronic post-thoracotomy pain BILLABLE
- G89.28 Other chronic postprocedural pain BILLABLE
- G89.29 Other chronic pain BILLABLE
- BILLABLE G89.3 Neoplasm related pain (acute) (chronic)
- BILLABLE G89.4 Chronic pain syndrome
Coding Notes for G89 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Also Note:
Code Also
A Code Also note indicates that two or more codes may be required to fully describe a condition, but the order of codes is at the coder's discretion. Code order depends on the severity of the conditions and the reason for the encounter. - Related psychological factors associated with pain See code F45.42
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Generalized pain NOS - instead, use Code R52
- Pain disorders exclusively related to psychological factors - instead, use code F45.41
- Pain NOS - instead, use Code R52
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Code Type-2 Excludes:
Type-2 Excludes
Type-2 Excludes means the excluded conditions are different, although they may appear similar. A patient may have both conditions, but one does not include the other. Excludes 2 means "not coded here." - Atypical face pain - instead, use code G50.1
- Headache syndromes - instead, use code G44.-
- Localized pain, unspecified type - code to pain by site, such as:
- Abdomen pain - instead, use code R10.-
- Back pain - instead, use code M54.9
- Breast pain - instead, use code N64.4
- Chest pain (R07.1-R07.9) - instead, use code R07.1-
- Ear pain - instead, use code H92.0-
- Eye pain - instead, use code H57.1
- Headache - instead, use Code R51
- Joint pain - instead, use code M25.5-
- Limb pain - instead, use code M79.6-
- Lumbar region pain - instead, use code M54.5
- Painful urination - instead, use code R30.9
- Pelvic and perineal pain - instead, use code R10.2
- Shoulder pain - instead, use code M25.51-
- Spine pain - instead, use code M54.-
- Throat pain - instead, use code R07.0
- Tongue pain - instead, use code K14.6
- Tooth pain - instead, use code K08.8
- Renal colic - instead, use Code N23
- Migraines - instead, use code G43.-
- Myalgia - instead, use code M79.1
- Pain from prosthetic devices, implants, and grafts (T82.84, T83.84, T84.84, T85.84) - instead, use code T82.84
- Phantom limb syndrome with pain - instead, use code G54.6
- Vulvar vestibulitis - instead, use code N94.810
- Vulvodynia - instead, use code N94.81-
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'G89 - Pain, not elsewhere classified'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code G89. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.