ICD-10 Code for Pain
Also indexed as (s)
The ICD-10-CM code for pain is R52 — Pain, unspecified. This is the code the Alphabetic Index gives for pain with no further qualifier, valid for FY2027 (October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027).
BillableUnspecified
R52 is billable but unspecified. If the documentation names a type, site or cause, one of the more specific codes below is likely expected.
Which pain code should you use?
The Alphabetic Index lists 101 codes under Pain. Which one applies depends on the qualifier documented in the record — the type, site, cause, or associated condition. Find the qualifier below, then verify the code in the Tabular List before using it.
By type
| abdominal | R10.9 | Unspecified abdominal pain | |
| acute | R52 | Pain, unspecified | |
| adnexa | R10.20 | Pelvic and perineal pain unspecified side | |
| anus | K62.89 | Other specified diseases of anus and rectum | |
| axillary | M79.62 | Pain in upper arm | not billable |
| back | M54.9 | Dorsalgia, unspecified | |
| bladder | R39.89 | Other symptoms and signs involving the genitourinary system | |
| breast | N64.4 | Mastodynia | |
| broad ligament | R10.20 | Pelvic and perineal pain unspecified side | |
| cancer associated | G89.3 | Neoplasm related pain (acute) (chronic) | |
| cervicobrachial | M53.1 | Cervicobrachial syndrome | |
| chest | R07.9 | Chest pain, unspecified | |
| chronic | G89.29 | Other chronic pain | |
| coccyx | M53.3 | Sacrococcygeal disorders, not elsewhere classified | |
| costochondral | R07.1 | Chest pain on breathing | |
| diaphragm | R07.1 | Chest pain on breathing | |
| due to cancer | G89.3 | Neoplasm related pain (acute) (chronic) | |
| due to device, implant or graft | T85.848 | Pain due to other internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts | not billable |
| due to malignancy | G89.3 | Neoplasm related pain (acute) (chronic) | |
| epigastric, epigastrium | R10.13 | Epigastric pain | |
| face, facial | R51.9 | Headache, unspecified | |
| female genital organs NEC | N94.89 | Other specified conditions associated with female genital organs and menstrual cycle | |
| flank | R10.A0 | Flank pain, unspecified side | |
| gallbladder | K82.9 | Disease of gallbladder, unspecified | |
| gas | R14.1 | Gas pain | |
| generalized NOS | R52 | Pain, unspecified | |
| intercostal | R07.82 | Intercostal pain | |
| intermenstrual | N94.0 | Mittelschmerz | |
| jaw | R68.84 | Jaw pain | |
| joint | M25.50 | Pain in unspecified joint | |
| kidney | N23 | Unspecified renal colic | |
| laryngeal | R07.0 | Pain in throat | |
| limb | M79.609 | Pain in unspecified limb | |
| loin | M54.50 | Low back pain, unspecified | |
| low back | M54.50 | Low back pain, unspecified | |
| lumbar region | M54.50 | Low back pain, unspecified | |
| mandibular | R68.84 | Jaw pain | |
| maxilla | R68.84 | Jaw pain | |
| menstrual | N94.6 | Dysmenorrhea, unspecified | |
| mouth | K13.79 | Other lesions of oral mucosa | |
| musculoskeletal | M79.18 | Myalgia, other site | |
| myofascial | M79.18 | Myalgia, other site | |
| nasal | J34.89 | Other specified disorders of nose and nasal sinuses | |
| nasopharynx | J39.2 | Other diseases of pharynx | |
| neck NEC | M54.2 | Cervicalgia | |
| nose | J34.89 | Other specified disorders of nose and nasal sinuses | |
| ocular | H57.1 | Ocular pain | not billable |
| ovary | N94.89 | Other specified conditions associated with female genital organs and menstrual cycle | |
| ovulation | N94.0 | Mittelschmerz | |
| pelvic | R10.20 | Pelvic and perineal pain unspecified side | |
| penis | N48.89 | Other specified disorders of penis | |
| perineal, perineum | R10.20 | Pelvic and perineal pain unspecified side | |
| pharynx | J39.2 | Other diseases of pharynx | |
| pleura, pleural, pleuritic | R07.81 | Pleurodynia | |
| postoperative NOS | G89.18 | Other acute postprocedural pain | |
| postprocedural NOS | G89.18 | Other acute postprocedural pain | |
| post-thoracotomy | G89.12 | Acute post-thoracotomy pain | |
| precordial | R07.2 | Precordial pain | |
| premenstrual | N94.3 | Premenstrual tension syndrome | |
| psychogenic | F45.41 | Pain disorder exclusively related to psychological factors | |
| rectum | K62.89 | Other specified diseases of anus and rectum | |
| respiration | R07.1 | Chest pain on breathing | |
| retrosternal | R07.2 | Precordial pain | |
| rib | R07.89 | Other chest pain | |
| round ligament | R10.20 | Pelvic and perineal pain unspecified side | |
| sacroiliac | M53.3 | Sacrococcygeal disorders, not elsewhere classified | |
| scrotum | N50.82 | Scrotal pain | |
| seminal vesicle | N50.89 | Other specified disorders of the male genital organs | |
| shoulder | M25.51 | Pain in shoulder | not billable |
| spermatic cord | N50.89 | Other specified disorders of the male genital organs | |
| spine | M54.9 | Dorsalgia, unspecified | |
| substernal | R07.2 | Precordial pain | |
| suprapubic | R10.24 | Suprapubic pain | |
| temporomandibular | M26.62 | Arthralgia of temporomandibular joint | not billable |
| testis | N50.81 | Testicular pain | not billable |
| thoracic spine | M54.6 | Pain in thoracic spine | |
| throat | R07.0 | Pain in throat | |
| tongue | K14.6 | Glossodynia | |
| tooth | K08.89 | Other specified disorders of teeth and supporting structures | |
| tumor associated | G89.3 | Neoplasm related pain (acute) (chronic) | |
| ureter | N23 | Unspecified renal colic | |
| urinary | N23 | Unspecified renal colic | |
| uterus NEC | N94.89 | Other specified conditions associated with female genital organs and menstrual cycle | |
| vagina | R10.20 | Pelvic and perineal pain unspecified side | |
| vertebrogenic | M54.89 | Other dorsalgia | |
| vesical | R39.89 | Other symptoms and signs involving the genitourinary system | |
| vulva | R10.20 | Pelvic and perineal pain unspecified side |
Pain abdominal
Pain acute
Pain bladder
| chronic | R39.82 | Chronic bladder pain |
Pain chest
| anterior wall | R07.89 | Other chest pain | |
| atypical | R07.89 | Other chest pain | |
| ischemic | I20.9 | Angina pectoris, unspecified | |
| musculoskeletal | R07.89 | Other chest pain | |
| non-cardiac | R07.89 | Other chest pain | |
| on breathing | R07.1 | Chest pain on breathing | |
| pleurodynia | R07.81 | Pleurodynia | |
| precordial | R07.2 | Precordial pain | |
| wall | R07.89 | Other chest pain |
Pain chronic
| associated with significant psychosocial dysfunction | G89.4 | Chronic pain syndrome | |
| due to trauma | G89.21 | Chronic pain due to trauma | |
| neoplasm related | G89.3 | Neoplasm related pain (acute) (chronic) | |
| postoperative NEC | G89.28 | Other chronic postprocedural pain | |
| postprocedural NEC | G89.28 | Other chronic postprocedural pain | |
| post-thoracotomy | G89.22 | Chronic post-thoracotomy pain | |
| specified NEC | G89.29 | Other chronic pain |
Pain due to device, implant or graft
| arterial graft NEC | T82.848 | Pain due to vascular prosthetic devices, implants and grafts | not billable |
| breast | T85.848 | Pain due to other internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts | not billable |
| catheter NEC | T85.848 | Pain due to other internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts | not billable |
| fixation, internalNEC | T84.84 | Pain due to internal orthopedic prosthetic devices, implants and grafts | not billable |
| gastrointestinal | T85.848 | Pain due to other internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts | not billable |
| genital NEC | T83.84 | Pain due to genitourinary prosthetic devices, implants and grafts | not billable |
Index terms and codes are reproduced from the official ICD-10-CM FY2027 release. The Alphabetic Index is a finding aid — a code must always be verified in the Tabular List before it is reported. Data sources