ICD-10-CM R52 is the diagnosis code for Pain, unspecified. This code falls under the section "General symptoms and signs" within Chapter 18 — Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99). It is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. Medical coders and healthcare providers use this code to document and classify diagnoses in electronic health records, insurance claims, and clinical databases.
The following conditions should never be coded at the same time as R52. They are mutually exclusive:
Understanding where R52 sits in the ICD-10-CM classification helps ensure proper coding:
Yes, R52 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
R52 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for "Pain, unspecified". It is used by healthcare providers to classify and document this condition in medical records and insurance claims.
R52 is located in Section R50-R69 — "General symptoms and signs" within Chapter 18 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List.
Use R52 when the patients documented diagnosis matches "Pain, unspecified" and the clinical documentation supports this level of specificity. Always verify with the latest ICD-10-CM guidelines and payer requirements.
The ICD-10-CM code for Pain, unspecified is R52.
Yes, R52 can be used as a primary diagnosis code since it is billable and specific.
R52 is in Chapter 18 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List.
Type 1 Excludes for R52 include: acute and chronic pain, not elsewhere classified (G89.-); localized pain, unspecified type - code to pain by site, such as:; abdomen pain (R10.-) and more.
Yes, R52 is a valid ICD-10-CM code for the 2026 fiscal year, subject to official CMS updates.