G89 — Pain, not elsewhere classified
Is G89 billable?
No — G89 is a non-billable header code. G89 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 10 billable codes beneath G89.
Billable codes under this header
- G89.0Central pain syndrome
- G89.3Neoplasm related pain (acute) (chronic)
- G89.4Chronic pain syndrome
- G89.11Acute pain due to trauma
- G89.12Acute post-thoracotomy pain
- G89.18Other acute postprocedural pain
- G89.21Chronic pain due to trauma
- G89.22Chronic post-thoracotomy pain
- G89.28Other chronic postprocedural pain
- G89.29Other chronic pain
G89 at a glance
| Code | G89 |
|---|---|
| Description | Pain, not elsewhere classified |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with G89 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes2 — not included here
The conditions below are not part of G89, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, G89 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- atypical face pain (G50.1)
- headache syndromes (G44.-)
- 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-)
- painful urination (R30.9)
- 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)
- migraines (G43.-)
- myalgia (M79.1-)
- pain from prosthetic devices, implants, and grafts (T82.84, T83.84, T84.84, T85.84-)
- phantom limb syndrome with pain (G54.6)
- vulvar vestibulitis (N94.810)
- vulvodynia (N94.81-)
Code also
Two codes may be needed to describe the condition fully. Whether G89 is sequenced first depends on the reason for the encounter.
- related psychological factors associated with pain (F45.42)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 6
The conditions below are not part of G89, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, G89 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
What codes fall under G89? (5)
How long has G89 existed?
G89 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
Which codes are confused with G89?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with G89 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.