ICD-10-CM · Chapter 6 · G00–G99
G89.18
Other acute postprocedural pain
Diseases of the nervous system
Quick facts
- Code
- G89.18
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 6 — Diseases of the nervous system
- Category
- G89 — Pain, not elsewhere classified
- Specificity
- 5 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM G89.18 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of other acute postprocedural pain. 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
- G89.0Central pain syndrome
- G89.1Acute pain, not elsewhere classified
- G89.11Acute pain due to trauma
- G89.12Acute post-thoracotomy 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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