ICD-10-CM · Chapter 6 · G00–G99
G89.0
Central pain syndrome
Diseases of the nervous system
Quick facts
- Code
- G89.0
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 6 — Diseases of the nervous system
- Category
- G89 — Pain, not elsewhere classified
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM G89.0 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of central pain syndrome. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in G89
- G89Pain, not elsewhere classified
- G89.1Acute pain, not elsewhere classified
- G89.11Acute pain due to trauma
- G89.12Acute post-thoracotomy pain
- G89.18Other acute postprocedural pain
- G89.2Chronic pain, not elsewhere classified
- G89.21Chronic pain due to trauma
- G89.22Chronic post-thoracotomy pain
- G89.28Other chronic postprocedural pain
- G89.29Other chronic pain
- G89.3Neoplasm related pain (acute) (chronic)
- G89.4Chronic pain syndrome
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