ICD-10-CM · Chapter 6 · G00–G99
G89.1
Acute pain, not elsewhere classified
Diseases of the nervous system
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- G89.1
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- 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 G89.1 is a category (header) for acute pain, not elsewhere classified. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in G89
- G89Pain, not elsewhere classified
- G89.0Central pain syndrome
- 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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