ICD-10-CM Code R07.9
Chest pain, unspecified
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.R07.9 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of chest pain, unspecified. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
The ICD code R07 is used to code Chest pain
Chest pain may be a symptom of a number of serious disorders and is, in general, considered a medical emergency. Even though it may be determined that the pain is noncardiac in origin (does not come from a heart problem), this is often a diagnosis of exclusion made after ruling out more serious causes of the pain. Cardiac (heart-related) chest pain is called angina pectoris. Pain in the chest wall muscles is called by other names, such as pectoralgia, stethalgia, thoracalgia, and thoracodynia.
| MeSH Code: | D002637 |
| ICD 9 Code: | 786.5 |
MS-DRG Mapping
- DRG Group #313 - Chest pain.
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'R07.9 - Chest pain, unspecified'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code R07.9. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)
This is the official exact match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that in all cases where the ICD9 code 786.50 was previously used, R07.9 is the appropriate modern ICD10 code.
Parent Code: R07 - Pain in throat and chest