decisionhealth Newsletters, decisionhealth - 2009 Issue 2 (February)
Pain Management / Coding for intractable pain
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Article Overview
This coding article is for readers who need help interpreting documentation of pain when the record uses broad or nonspecific terminology. It focuses on ICD-9-CM options for generalized pain, the value of identifying the pain site, and the relationship between pain and an underlying diagnosis when present.
Why This Topic Matters
Pain documentation often does not map cleanly to a single diagnosis code, so coders need to understand how the article frames generalized pain, localized pain, and symptom coding under ICD-9-CM.
What You Will Learn
- How the article approaches generalized pain terminology in ICD-9-CM
- Why documenting the site of pain matters for coding specificity
- How pain may be considered when it is associated with another known condition
- General considerations for selecting among pain-related ICD-9-CM options
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Coding auditors
- Clinical documentation improvement staff
- Revenue cycle professionals
Codes Discussed
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